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Secondary cataract

MedGen UID:
726896
•Concept ID:
C1306068
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Capsule Opacification; Capsule Opacifications; Cataract, Secondary; Cataracts, Secondary; Opacification, Capsule; Opacifications, Capsule; Secondary Cataract; Secondary Cataracts
SNOMED CT: Secondary cataract (766834007); After-cataract (766834007); Posterior capsular opacification (766834007)

Definition

Clouding or loss of transparency of the posterior lens capsule, usually following CATARACT extraction. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSecondary cataract

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pediatric Cataract Surgery Following Treatment for Retinoblastoma: A Case Series and Systematic Review.
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Adult retinopathy of prematurity: treatment implications, long term sequelae, and management.
Chang E, Rao P
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2021 Sep 1;32(5):489-493. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000787. PMID: 34231528
Outcomes of Cataract Surgery Following Treatment for Retinoblastoma.
Kim HM, Lee BJ, Kim JH, Yu YS
Korean J Ophthalmol 2017 Feb;31(1):52-57. Epub 2017 Feb 2 doi: 10.3341/kjo.2017.31.1.52. PMID: 28243024Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Risk factors affecting cataract surgery outcome: The Malaysian cataract surgery registry.
Yong GY, Mohamed-Noor J, Salowi MA, Adnan TH, Zahari M
PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0274939. Epub 2022 Sep 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274939. PMID: 36129906Free PMC Article
Pediatric Cataract Surgery Following Treatment for Retinoblastoma: A Case Series and Systematic Review.
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Conjunctival Epithelial Ingrowth After Penetrating Keratoplasty.
Hata-Mizuno M, Ingaki E, Mitamura H, Uchino Y, Tsubota K, Shimmura S
Cornea 2020 Sep;39(9):1181-1183. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002316. PMID: 32341316
Outcomes of Cataract Surgery Following Treatment for Retinoblastoma.
Kim HM, Lee BJ, Kim JH, Yu YS
Korean J Ophthalmol 2017 Feb;31(1):52-57. Epub 2017 Feb 2 doi: 10.3341/kjo.2017.31.1.52. PMID: 28243024Free PMC Article
Posterior capsule opacification and anterior capsule opacification.
Bertelmann E, Kojetinsky C
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2001 Feb;12(1):35-40. doi: 10.1097/00055735-200102000-00007. PMID: 11150079

Prognosis

Hydroxychloroquine is neutral on incidental cataracts in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Zhang Z, Ma X, Wang YH, Shi X, Wei JC
Sci Rep 2023 Apr 5;13(1):5576. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32297-x. PMID: 37019978Free PMC Article
Pediatric Cataract Surgery Following Treatment for Retinoblastoma: A Case Series and Systematic Review.
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Recommendations for the management of childhood juvenile idiopathic arthritis-type chronic anterior uveitis.
Smith JR, Matthews JM, Conrad D, Hall AJ, Niederer RL, Singh-Grewal D, Tay-Kearney ML, Wells JM, Zagora SL; Australian and New Zealand Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Uveitis Working Group, McCluskey PJ
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;49(1):38-45. Epub 2021 Jan 10 doi: 10.1111/ceo.13856. PMID: 33426782
Conjunctival Epithelial Ingrowth After Penetrating Keratoplasty.
Hata-Mizuno M, Ingaki E, Mitamura H, Uchino Y, Tsubota K, Shimmura S
Cornea 2020 Sep;39(9):1181-1183. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002316. PMID: 32341316
Outcomes of Cataract Surgery Following Treatment for Retinoblastoma.
Kim HM, Lee BJ, Kim JH, Yu YS
Korean J Ophthalmol 2017 Feb;31(1):52-57. Epub 2017 Feb 2 doi: 10.3341/kjo.2017.31.1.52. PMID: 28243024Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Hydroxychloroquine is neutral on incidental cataracts in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Zhang Z, Ma X, Wang YH, Shi X, Wei JC
Sci Rep 2023 Apr 5;13(1):5576. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32297-x. PMID: 37019978Free PMC Article
Conjunctival Epithelial Ingrowth After Penetrating Keratoplasty.
Hata-Mizuno M, Ingaki E, Mitamura H, Uchino Y, Tsubota K, Shimmura S
Cornea 2020 Sep;39(9):1181-1183. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002316. PMID: 32341316
Structure, development and function of cytoskeletal elements in non-neuronal cells of the human eye.
Kivelä T, Uusitalo M
Prog Retin Eye Res 1998 Jul;17(3):385-428. doi: 10.1016/s1350-9462(98)00001-9. PMID: 9695798
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and secondary cataract.
Küchle M, Amberg A, Martus P, Nguyen NX, Naumann GO
Br J Ophthalmol 1997 Oct;81(10):862-6. doi: 10.1136/bjo.81.10.862. PMID: 9486027Free PMC Article
The pathology of after-cataract. A minireview.
Kappelhof JP, Vrensen GF
Acta Ophthalmol Suppl (1985) 1992;(205):13-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1992.tb02176.x. PMID: 1332409

Recent systematic reviews

Pediatric Cataract Surgery Following Treatment for Retinoblastoma: A Case Series and Systematic Review.
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168

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