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Anterior segment anomalies with or without cataract

MedGen UID:
764357
•Concept ID:
C3551443
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: ANTERIOR SEGMENT ANOMALIES WITH OR WITHOUT CATARACT
 
OMIM®: 602588

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Risk Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older Community-Dwelling Adults: A Review.
Colón-Emeric CS, McDermott CL, Lee DS, Berry SD
JAMA 2024 Apr 23;331(16):1397-1406. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.1416. PMID: 38536167
Congenital and infantile cataract: aetiology and management.
Chan WH, Biswas S, Ashworth JL, Lloyd IC
Eur J Pediatr 2012 Apr;171(4):625-30. Epub 2012 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1700-1. PMID: 22383071
Alagille syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis and management.
Turnpenny PD, Ellard S
Eur J Hum Genet 2012 Mar;20(3):251-7. Epub 2011 Sep 21 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.181. PMID: 21934706Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vitamin C and the Lens: New Insights into Delaying the Onset of Cataract.
Lim JC, Caballero Arredondo M, Braakhuis AJ, Donaldson PJ
Nutrients 2020 Oct 14;12(10) doi: 10.3390/nu12103142. PMID: 33066702Free PMC Article
Cataracts.
Liu YC, Wilkins M, Kim T, Malyugin B, Mehta JS
Lancet 2017 Aug 5;390(10094):600-612. Epub 2017 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30544-5. PMID: 28242111
Lens regeneration using endogenous stem cells with gain of visual function.
Lin H, Ouyang H, Zhu J, Huang S, Liu Z, Chen S, Cao G, Li G, Signer RA, Xu Y, Chung C, Zhang Y, Lin D, Patel S, Wu F, Cai H, Hou J, Wen C, Jafari M, Liu X, Luo L, Zhu J, Qiu A, Hou R, Chen B, Chen J, Granet D, Heichel C, Shang F, Li X, Krawczyk M, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Wang Y, Shi W, Chen D, Zhong Z, Zhong S, Zhang L, Chen S, Morrison SJ, Maas RL, Zhang K, Liu Y
Nature 2016 Mar 17;531(7594):323-8. Epub 2016 Mar 9 doi: 10.1038/nature17181. PMID: 26958831Free PMC Article
Cataracts.
Thompson J, Lakhani N
Prim Care 2015 Sep;42(3):409-23. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.012. PMID: 26319346
Age-related cataract.
Asbell PA, Dualan I, Mindel J, Brocks D, Ahmad M, Epstein S
Lancet 2005 Feb 12-18;365(9459):599-609. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17911-2. PMID: 15708105

Diagnosis

Cataract grading systems: a review of past and present.
Gali HE, Sella R, Afshari NA
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Jan;30(1):13-18. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000542. PMID: 30489359
Pediatric cataract.
Khokhar SK, Pillay G, Dhull C, Agarwal E, Mahabir M, Aggarwal P
Indian J Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;65(12):1340-1349. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1023_17. PMID: 29208814Free PMC Article
Cataracts.
Thompson J, Lakhani N
Prim Care 2015 Sep;42(3):409-23. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.012. PMID: 26319346
Congenital and infantile cataract: aetiology and management.
Chan WH, Biswas S, Ashworth JL, Lloyd IC
Eur J Pediatr 2012 Apr;171(4):625-30. Epub 2012 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1700-1. PMID: 22383071
Age-related cataract.
Asbell PA, Dualan I, Mindel J, Brocks D, Ahmad M, Epstein S
Lancet 2005 Feb 12-18;365(9459):599-609. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17911-2. PMID: 15708105

Therapy

Topical corticosteroids for dry eye.
Liu SH, Saldanha IJ, Abraham AG, Rittiphairoj T, Hauswirth S, Gregory D, Ifantides C, Li T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Oct 21;10(10):CD015070. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015070.pub2. PMID: 36269562Free PMC Article
Vitamin C and the Lens: New Insights into Delaying the Onset of Cataract.
Lim JC, Caballero Arredondo M, Braakhuis AJ, Donaldson PJ
Nutrients 2020 Oct 14;12(10) doi: 10.3390/nu12103142. PMID: 33066702Free PMC Article
Cataracts.
Liu YC, Wilkins M, Kim T, Malyugin B, Mehta JS
Lancet 2017 Aug 5;390(10094):600-612. Epub 2017 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30544-5. PMID: 28242111
Lanosterol reverses protein aggregation in cataracts.
Zhao L, Chen XJ, Zhu J, Xi YB, Yang X, Hu LD, Ouyang H, Patel SH, Jin X, Lin D, Wu F, Flagg K, Cai H, Li G, Cao G, Lin Y, Chen D, Wen C, Chung C, Wang Y, Qiu A, Yeh E, Wang W, Hu X, Grob S, Abagyan R, Su Z, Tjondro HC, Zhao XJ, Luo H, Hou R, Jefferson J, Perry P, Gao W, Kozak I, Granet D, Li Y, Sun X, Wang J, Zhang L, Liu Y, Yan YB, Zhang K
Nature 2015 Jul 30;523(7562):607-11. Epub 2015 Jul 22 doi: 10.1038/nature14650. PMID: 26200341
Age-related cataract.
Asbell PA, Dualan I, Mindel J, Brocks D, Ahmad M, Epstein S
Lancet 2005 Feb 12-18;365(9459):599-609. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17911-2. PMID: 15708105

Prognosis

Current management of infantile cataracts.
Lenhart PD, Lambert SR
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 Sep-Oct;67(5):1476-1505. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.03.005. PMID: 35307324Free PMC Article
Congenital and infantile cataract: aetiology and management.
Chan WH, Biswas S, Ashworth JL, Lloyd IC
Eur J Pediatr 2012 Apr;171(4):625-30. Epub 2012 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1700-1. PMID: 22383071
Cataracts in children.
Zetterström C, Lundvall A, Kugelberg M
J Cataract Refract Surg 2005 Apr;31(4):824-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.01.012. PMID: 15899463
Pediatric cataracts--diagnosis and treatment.
Moore BD
Optom Vis Sci 1994 Mar;71(3):168-73. doi: 10.1097/00006324-199403000-00004. PMID: 8196941
The lens in diabetes.
Bron AJ, Sparrow J, Brown NA, Harding JJ, Blakytny R
Eye (Lond) 1993;7 ( Pt 2):260-75. doi: 10.1038/eye.1993.60. PMID: 7607346

Clinical prediction guides

Cataract grading systems: a review of past and present.
Gali HE, Sella R, Afshari NA
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Jan;30(1):13-18. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000542. PMID: 30489359
Pediatric cataract.
Khokhar SK, Pillay G, Dhull C, Agarwal E, Mahabir M, Aggarwal P
Indian J Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;65(12):1340-1349. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1023_17. PMID: 29208814Free PMC Article
Charles Bonnet syndrome.
Stojanov O
Vojnosanit Pregl 2016 Sep;73(9):881-4. doi: 10.2298/VSP150321140S. PMID: 29320624
Congenital and infantile cataract: aetiology and management.
Chan WH, Biswas S, Ashworth JL, Lloyd IC
Eur J Pediatr 2012 Apr;171(4):625-30. Epub 2012 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1700-1. PMID: 22383071
The Lens Opacities Classification System III. The Longitudinal Study of Cataract Study Group.
Chylack LT Jr, Wolfe JK, Singer DM, Leske MC, Bullimore MA, Bailey IL, Friend J, McCarthy D, Wu SY
Arch Ophthalmol 1993 Jun;111(6):831-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090060119035. PMID: 8512486

Recent systematic reviews

Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: A Systematic Review.
Bruschi G, Ghiglioni DG, Cozzi L, Osnaghi S, Viola F, Marchisio P
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2023 Aug;65(2):277-329. Epub 2023 Sep 2 doi: 10.1007/s12016-023-08970-4. PMID: 37658939Free PMC Article
A Global Assessment of Eye Health and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.
Assi L, Chamseddine F, Ibrahim P, Sabbagh H, Rosman L, Congdon N, Evans J, Ramke J, Kuper H, Burton MJ, Ehrlich JR, Swenor BK
JAMA Ophthalmol 2021 May 1;139(5):526-541. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.0146. PMID: 33576772Free PMC Article
Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Glob Health 2021 Feb;9(2):e144-e160. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30489-7. PMID: 33275949Free PMC Article
Global and regional prevalence of age-related cataract: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hashemi H, Pakzad R, Yekta A, Aghamirsalim M, Pakbin M, Ramin S, Khabazkhoob M
Eye (Lond) 2020 Aug;34(8):1357-1370. Epub 2020 Feb 13 doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0806-3. PMID: 32055021Free PMC Article
Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment 1990-2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Flaxman SR, Bourne RRA, Resnikoff S, Ackland P, Braithwaite T, Cicinelli MV, Das A, Jonas JB, Keeffe J, Kempen JH, Leasher J, Limburg H, Naidoo K, Pesudovs K, Silvester A, Stevens GA, Tahhan N, Wong TY, Taylor HR; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Glob Health 2017 Dec;5(12):e1221-e1234. Epub 2017 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30393-5. PMID: 29032195

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