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Eye Diseases > Lens Diseases > Cataract

Preferred term

Cataract  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cataract, Membranous
  • Cataracts, Membranous
  • Lens Opacities
  • Lens Opacity
  • Membranous Cataract
  • Membranous Cataracts
  • Opacities, Lens
  • Opacity, Lens

Note

  • lens opacity; do not confuse entry term PSEUDOAPHAKIA (a synonym for membranous cataract) with PSEUDOPHAKIA, the presence of an intraocular lens after cataract extraction

Scope note

  • Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)

In other languages

  • kaihi

    Finnish

  • cataracta
  • cataracta non specificata
  • cataracta senilis
  • cataracta senilis non specificata
  • catarrhacta
  • harmaakaihi
  • katarakt (grå starr) vid högre ålder
  • katarakta
  • mykiön samentuma
  • määrittämätön kaihi
  • määrittämätön vanhuudenkaihi
  • ospecificerad katarakt
  • senil katarakt, ospecificerad
  • vanhuuden kaihet
  • vanhuuden kaihi
  • Grå starr

    Swedish

  • Katarakt
  • Linsopacitet
  • Pseudoafaki

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