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Capsular cataract

MedGen UID:
488845
Concept ID:
C0339352
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0100017

Definition

A cataract that affects the capsule of the lens. [from HPO]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

MacEwen CJ, Dutton GN
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ravindra MS, Bali J, Adarsh DC, Bali O
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;70(11):4051-4053. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1588_22. PMID: 36308156Free PMC Article
Mansour AM, Ahmed IIK, Charbaji AR, Mansour HA, El Jawhari KM
Eye (Lond) 2022 Jan;36(1):193-197. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01482-5. PMID: 33674725Free PMC Article
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Memon AF, Mahar PS, Memon MS, Mumtaz SN, Shaikh SA, Fahim MF
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Borisovsky G, Silberberg G, Wygnanski-Jaffe T, Spierer A
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2013 Sep;251(9):2205-11. Epub 2013 Apr 7 doi: 10.1007/s00417-013-2327-2. PMID: 23563497

Diagnosis

Mansour AM, Ahmed IIK, Charbaji AR, Mansour HA, El Jawhari KM
Eye (Lond) 2022 Jan;36(1):193-197. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01482-5. PMID: 33674725Free PMC Article
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Memon AF, Mahar PS, Memon MS, Mumtaz SN, Shaikh SA, Fahim MF
J Pak Med Assoc 2016 Oct;66(10):1272-1276. PMID: 27686302
Khan AO, Aldahmesh MA, Mohamed JY, Alkuraya FS
Ophthalmology 2013 May;120(5):956-60. Epub 2013 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.10.032. PMID: 23375591
Ragge NK, Baser ME, Klein J, Nechiporuk A, Sainz J, Pulst SM, Riccardi VM
Am J Ophthalmol 1995 Nov;120(5):634-41. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72210-x. PMID: 7485365

Therapy

Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Ayaki M, Negishi K, Suzukamo Y, Tsubota K
Rejuvenation Res 2015 Apr;18(2):145-52. Epub 2015 Apr 9 doi: 10.1089/rej.2014.1613. PMID: 25526429Free PMC Article
Baneke A
Travel Med Infect Dis 2012 Mar;10(2):92-6. Epub 2012 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.01.005. PMID: 22326056
Karki P, Shrestha K, Shrestha JB
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2009 Jul-Dec;1(2):118-22. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v1i2.3686. PMID: 21141004
Srinivasan R, Reddy RA, Rene S, Kanungo R, Natarajan MK
Indian J Ophthalmol 1999 Sep;47(3):185-9. PMID: 10858775

Prognosis

Coussa RG, Parikh S, Traboulsi EI
Surv Ophthalmol 2021 Sep-Oct;66(5):838-855. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.02.008. PMID: 33610586
Rajkarnikar S, Shrestha DB, Dhakal S, Shrestha R, Thapa K, Gurung A
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2018 Jul;10(20):162-167. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v10i2.19185. PMID: 31056560
Post M, Lubiński W, Lubiński J, Krzystolik K, Baszuk P, Muszyńska M, Marciniak W
Ann Agric Environ Med 2018 Sep 25;25(3):443-448. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.26444/aaem/90886. PMID: 30260193
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Ayaki M, Negishi K, Suzukamo Y, Tsubota K
Rejuvenation Res 2015 Apr;18(2):145-52. Epub 2015 Apr 9 doi: 10.1089/rej.2014.1613. PMID: 25526429Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Landau Prat D, Kapelushnik N, Arazi M, Zloto O, Leshno A, Klang E, Sina S, Segev S, Soudry S, Ben Simon GJ
Ophthalmic Res 2024;67(1):29-38. Epub 2023 Dec 18 doi: 10.1159/000535879. PMID: 38109866
Mansour AM, Ahmed IIK, Charbaji AR, Mansour HA, El Jawhari KM
Eye (Lond) 2022 Jan;36(1):193-197. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01482-5. PMID: 33674725Free PMC Article
Rajkarnikar S, Shrestha DB, Dhakal S, Shrestha R, Thapa K, Gurung A
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2018 Jul;10(20):162-167. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v10i2.19185. PMID: 31056560
Post M, Lubiński W, Lubiński J, Krzystolik K, Baszuk P, Muszyńska M, Marciniak W
Ann Agric Environ Med 2018 Sep 25;25(3):443-448. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.26444/aaem/90886. PMID: 30260193
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article

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