Katarakt

Key facts

Medical condition.name

Cataract

Medical condition.image

Cataract in human eye.png

Medical condition.caption

Magnified view of a cataract seen on examination with a slit lamp

Medical condition.field

Ophthalmology, Optometry

Medical condition.symptoms

Faded colors, blurry vision, halos around light, trouble with bright lights, trouble seeing at night

Medical condition.complications

Falling, depression, blindness

Medical condition.onset

Gradual

Medical condition.causes

Aging, trauma, radiation exposure, following eye surgery, genetic

Medical condition.risks

Diabetes, smoking tobacco, prolonged exposure to sunlight, alcohol

Medical condition.diagnosis

Eye examination

Medical condition.prevention

Sunglasses, proper diet, not smoking

Medical condition.treatment

Glasses, cataract surgery

Medical condition.frequency

60 million (2015)

via Wikipedia infobox

• Age-related cataract.ReviewLancet (London, England) · 2005Asbell PA, Dualan I, Mindel J et al.DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17911-2
• Enzymatic and biochemical properties of lens in age-related cataract versus diabetic cataract: A narrative review.ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Mishra D, Kashyap A, Srivastav T et al.DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1784_22
• Surgery for postvitrectomy cataract.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Do DV, Gichuhi S, Vedula SS et al.DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006366.pub4
• [Steroid (glucocorticoid)-induced cataract].ReviewYakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan · 2006Nishigori HDOI: 10.1248/yakushi.126.869
• Cataract surgery following penetrating keratoplasty in children.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Janani R, Sneha PDOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_3124_22
• Lanosterol reverses protein aggregation in cataracts.Nature · 2015Zhao L, Chen XJ, Zhu J et al.DOI: 10.1038/nature14650
• Calcium and the physiology of cataract.ReviewCiba Foundation symposium · 1984Duncan G, Jacob TJDOI: 10.1002/9780470720875.ch8
• Identification of spontaneous age-related cataract in Microtus fortis.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2024He T, Zhou J, Wen Y et al.DOI: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2024.230534

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

clinical sign

Subclass of

eye disease

Image

Cataract in human eye.png

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