Atlas of Ophthalmology

Posterior Polar Congenital Cataract

Posterior Polar Congenital Cataract
Dense star-shaped opacities at the posterior lens capsule in both eyes of a 10-year-old boy; no history of trauma. Note also the fine opacities in the cortex. This speaks for a congenital cataract.
Gurdeep, Singh, M.D., India, M.D., Coimbatore
Q12.08
Lens -> Congenital and Juvenile Cataracts, Usually Bilateral (see also: Congenital Syndromes) -> Anterior and Posterior Polar Cataract
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