Cataract
111intumescent cataract — a mature cataract that progresses; the lens becomes swollen from the osmotic effect of degenerated lens protein, and this may lead to secondary angle closure (acute) glaucoma …
112juvenile cataract — a cataract in a child under nine years old; such cataracts are usually congenital or traumatic …
113lamellar cataract — a concentric opacity, broad or narrow, usually consisting of powdery white dots, affecting one lamella or zonule of an otherwise clear lens. This is the most common type of congenital cataract, and causes include hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia,… …
114mature cataract — a cataract that produces swelling and opacity of the entire lens. Most cataracts are removed before maturity …
115membranous cataract — a cataract formed of a collapsed, flattened capsule with little or no cortex or epithelium …
116morgagnian cataract — a mature cataract in which most of the cortex has become opaque and liquefied, so that the nucleus moves freely within the lens …
117polar cataract — a type of capsular cataract, usually disk shaped; those in anterior locations are more common, and those in posterior locations reduce visual acuity more often …
118postinflammatory cataract — a secondary cataract due to inflammation …
119presenile cataract — a subcapsular senile cataract in a person under 40 …
120primary cataract — a cataract that develops independently of any other disease …