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Acquired Cataract

MedGen UID:
476086
•Concept ID:
C3274453
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Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Cataract that results from the aging process, an injury, or as a manifestation of a systemic disorder. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent advances in the understanding and management of MYH9-related inherited thrombocytopenias.
Balduini CL, Pecci A, Savoia A
Br J Haematol 2011 Jul;154(2):161-74. Epub 2011 May 4 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08716.x. PMID: 21542825
Pediatric cataracts--diagnosis and treatment.
Moore BD
Optom Vis Sci 1994 Mar;71(3):168-73. doi: 10.1097/00006324-199403000-00004. PMID: 8196941
Neodymium: YAG laser surgery: the treatment of pediatric cataract disease.
Maltzman BA, Wagner RS, Caputo AR
Ann Ophthalmol 1986 Aug;18(8):245-6. PMID: 3767208

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of the frequency of ABO and Rh-Hr blood-group systems in different acquired cataracts type.
Jafari R, Ahmadi H, Chaibakhsh S, Rostamian Motlagh F, Heydarian S, Ahmadzadeh Amiri A, Farrokhfar A, Rostami G, Abounoori M
BMC Res Notes 2023 Sep 30;16(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s13104-023-06524-7. PMID: 37777774Free PMC Article
Assessment of long-term visual outcomes in aphakic children wearing scleral contact lenses.
Yehezkeli V, Hare I, Moisseiev E, Assia EI, Chacham I, Ela-Dalman N
Eye (Lond) 2023 Feb;37(3):421-426. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-01942-6. PMID: 35102246Free PMC Article
Macular structural characteristics in children with congenital and developmental cataracts.
Wang J, Smith HA, Donaldson DL, Haider KM, Roberts GJ, Sprunger DT, Neely DE, Plager DA
J AAPOS 2014 Oct;18(5):417-22. Epub 2014 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.05.008. PMID: 25266836
Strabismus in pediatric lens disorders.
Spanou N, Alexopoulos L, Manta G, Tsamadou D, Drakos H, Paikos P
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2011 May-Jun;48(3):163-6. Epub 2010 Jun 23 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100618-05. PMID: 21608524
Influence of systemic diseases and environmental factors on age at appearance, location and type of acquired cataract.
Beiran I, Scharf J, Tamir A, Miller B
Metab Pediatr Syst Ophthalmol (1985) 1994;17(1-4):34-7. PMID: 8719283

Diagnosis

Binocular vision interference from unequal inputs in an adult patient with monocular dense acquired cataract.
Shokida F, Likova LT, Alvarez M, Cubero T, Ciancia A
Binocul Vis Strabolog Q Simms Romano 2013;28(3):146-58. PMID: 24063508
Cataract and cognitive impairment: a review of the literature.
Jefferis JM, Mosimann UP, Clarke MP
Br J Ophthalmol 2011 Jan;95(1):17-23. Epub 2010 Aug 31 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.165902. PMID: 20807709Free PMC Article
The value of serial personal photographs in timing the onset of unilateral cataracts in children.
Sawhney GK, Hutchinson AK, Lambert SR
J AAPOS 2009 Oct;13(5):459-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.08.007. PMID: 19840724Free PMC Article
Down's syndrome and early cataract.
Haargaard B, Fledelius HC
Br J Ophthalmol 2006 Aug;90(8):1024-7. Epub 2006 May 3 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.090639. PMID: 16672328Free PMC Article
Acquired cataract in homocystinuria.
Gupte SD, Jain IS, Kumar J
Indian J Ophthalmol 1971 Jun;19(2):49-51. PMID: 15744968

Therapy

Evaluation of the frequency of ABO and Rh-Hr blood-group systems in different acquired cataracts type.
Jafari R, Ahmadi H, Chaibakhsh S, Rostamian Motlagh F, Heydarian S, Ahmadzadeh Amiri A, Farrokhfar A, Rostami G, Abounoori M
BMC Res Notes 2023 Sep 30;16(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s13104-023-06524-7. PMID: 37777774Free PMC Article
Ten-year etiologic review of Chinese children hospitalized for pediatric cataracts.
Song Z, Zhao D, Lv C, Pu W, Xiao W
Eye Sci 2014 Sep;29(3):138-42. PMID: 26011968
Acquired cataracts after diode laser photocoagulation for threshold retinopathy of prematurity.
Paysse EA, Miller A, Brady McCreery KM, Coats DK
Ophthalmology 2002 Sep;109(9):1662-5. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(02)01169-7. PMID: 12208714

Prognosis

Primary versus secondary IOL implantation following removal of infantile unilateral congenital cataract: outcomes after at least 5 years.
Tadros D, Trivedi RH, Wilson ME
J AAPOS 2016 Feb;20(1):25-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2015.10.010. PMID: 26917067
Binocular vision interference from unequal inputs in an adult patient with monocular dense acquired cataract.
Shokida F, Likova LT, Alvarez M, Cubero T, Ciancia A
Binocul Vis Strabolog Q Simms Romano 2013;28(3):146-58. PMID: 24063508
The value of serial personal photographs in timing the onset of unilateral cataracts in children.
Sawhney GK, Hutchinson AK, Lambert SR
J AAPOS 2009 Oct;13(5):459-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.08.007. PMID: 19840724Free PMC Article
Acquired cataracts after diode laser photocoagulation for threshold retinopathy of prematurity.
Paysse EA, Miller A, Brady McCreery KM, Coats DK
Ophthalmology 2002 Sep;109(9):1662-5. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(02)01169-7. PMID: 12208714

Clinical prediction guides

Binocular vision interference from unequal inputs in an adult patient with monocular dense acquired cataract.
Shokida F, Likova LT, Alvarez M, Cubero T, Ciancia A
Binocul Vis Strabolog Q Simms Romano 2013;28(3):146-58. PMID: 24063508
The value of serial personal photographs in timing the onset of unilateral cataracts in children.
Sawhney GK, Hutchinson AK, Lambert SR
J AAPOS 2009 Oct;13(5):459-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.08.007. PMID: 19840724Free PMC Article
Down's syndrome and early cataract.
Haargaard B, Fledelius HC
Br J Ophthalmol 2006 Aug;90(8):1024-7. Epub 2006 May 3 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.090639. PMID: 16672328Free PMC Article

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