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Capsular cataract

MedGen UID:
488845
•Concept ID:
C0339352
•
Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Capsular cataract (204125003)
 
HPO: HP:0100017

Definition

A cataract that affects the capsule of the lens. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neodymium-YAG laser in the management of posterior capsular opacification--complications and current trends.
MacEwen CJ, Dutton GN
Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K (1962) 1986;105 ( Pt 3):337-44. PMID: 3466457

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Posterior polar cataract: Hydrodissection and nucleus rotation in manual small-incision cataract surgery not a taboo with proper fluidics.
Ravindra MS, Bali J, Adarsh DC, Bali O
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;70(11):4051-4053. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1588_22. PMID: 36308156Free PMC Article
Outcomes of surgical intervention in cases of ectopia lentis.
Maharana PK, Sahay P, Mandal S, Lakshmi CC, Goel S, Nagpal R, Sinha R, Agarwal T, Sharma N, Titiyal JS
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;70(7):2432-2438. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_255_22. PMID: 35791125Free PMC Article
Associations in corticocapsular adhesions.
Mansour AM, Ahmed IIK, Charbaji AR, Mansour HA, El Jawhari KM
Eye (Lond) 2022 Jan;36(1):193-197. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01482-5. PMID: 33674725Free PMC Article
Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Age-related cataract and its types in patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus: A Hospital-based comparative study.
Memon AF, Mahar PS, Memon MS, Mumtaz SN, Shaikh SA, Fahim MF
J Pak Med Assoc 2016 Oct;66(10):1272-1276. PMID: 27686302

Diagnosis

Outcomes of surgical intervention in cases of ectopia lentis.
Maharana PK, Sahay P, Mandal S, Lakshmi CC, Goel S, Nagpal R, Sinha R, Agarwal T, Sharma N, Titiyal JS
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;70(7):2432-2438. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_255_22. PMID: 35791125Free PMC Article
Associations in corticocapsular adhesions.
Mansour AM, Ahmed IIK, Charbaji AR, Mansour HA, El Jawhari KM
Eye (Lond) 2022 Jan;36(1):193-197. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01482-5. PMID: 33674725Free PMC Article
Visual outcome and prognostic factors in cataract surgery in ocular tuberculosis.
Chatterjee S, Agrawal D, Parchand SM, Sahu A
Indian J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;68(9):1894-1900. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_428_20. PMID: 32823410Free PMC Article
Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Age-related cataract and its types in patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus: A Hospital-based comparative study.
Memon AF, Mahar PS, Memon MS, Mumtaz SN, Shaikh SA, Fahim MF
J Pak Med Assoc 2016 Oct;66(10):1272-1276. PMID: 27686302

Therapy

Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Color of intra-ocular lens and cataract type are prognostic determinants of health indices after visual and photoreceptive restoration by surgery.
Ayaki M, Negishi K, Suzukamo Y, Tsubota K
Rejuvenation Res 2015 Apr;18(2):145-52. Epub 2015 Apr 9 doi: 10.1089/rej.2014.1613. PMID: 25526429Free PMC Article
Review: Targeting trachoma: Strategies to reduce the leading infectious cause of blindness.
Baneke A
Travel Med Infect Dis 2012 Mar;10(2):92-6. Epub 2012 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.01.005. PMID: 22326056
Cataract occurrence in patients treated with antipsychotic drugs.
Souza VB, Moura Filho FJ, Souza FG, Rocha CF, Furtado FA, Gonçalves TB, Vasconcelos KF
Braz J Psychiatry 2008 Sep;30(3):222-6. doi: 10.1590/s1516-44462008000300008. PMID: 18833422
Galactokinase gene mutations and age-related cataract. Lack of association in an Italian population.
Maraini G, Hejtmancik JF, Shiels A, Mackay DS, Aldigeri R, Jiao XD, Williams SL, Sperduto RD, Reed G
Mol Vis 2003 Aug 26;9:397-400. PMID: 12942049

Prognosis

Cataract surgery in eyes with associated coloboma: Predictors of outcome and safety of different surgical techniques.
Kohli G, Shah C, Sen A, Joshi R, Sood D, Patidar N, Sen P, Sharma D, Jain T
Indian J Ophthalmol 2021 Apr;69(4):937-945. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2276_20. PMID: 33727463Free PMC Article
Mitochondrial DNA A3243G variant-associated retinopathy: Current perspectives and clinical implications.
Coussa RG, Parikh S, Traboulsi EI
Surv Ophthalmol 2021 Sep-Oct;66(5):838-855. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.02.008. PMID: 33610586
Visual outcome and prognostic factors in cataract surgery in ocular tuberculosis.
Chatterjee S, Agrawal D, Parchand SM, Sahu A
Indian J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;68(9):1894-1900. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_428_20. PMID: 32823410Free PMC Article
Serum selenium levels are associated with age-related cataract.
Post M, Lubiński W, Lubiński J, Krzystolik K, Baszuk P, Muszyńska M, Marciniak W
Ann Agric Environ Med 2018 Sep 25;25(3):443-448. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.26444/aaem/90886. PMID: 30260193
Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Glaucoma Prediction Models Based on Ocular and Systemic Findings.
Landau Prat D, Kapelushnik N, Arazi M, Zloto O, Leshno A, Klang E, Sina S, Segev S, Soudry S, Ben Simon GJ
Ophthalmic Res 2024;67(1):29-38. Epub 2023 Dec 18 doi: 10.1159/000535879. PMID: 38109866
Associations in corticocapsular adhesions.
Mansour AM, Ahmed IIK, Charbaji AR, Mansour HA, El Jawhari KM
Eye (Lond) 2022 Jan;36(1):193-197. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01482-5. PMID: 33674725Free PMC Article
Cataract surgery in eyes with associated coloboma: Predictors of outcome and safety of different surgical techniques.
Kohli G, Shah C, Sen A, Joshi R, Sood D, Patidar N, Sen P, Sharma D, Jain T
Indian J Ophthalmol 2021 Apr;69(4):937-945. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2276_20. PMID: 33727463Free PMC Article
Serum selenium levels are associated with age-related cataract.
Post M, Lubiński W, Lubiński J, Krzystolik K, Baszuk P, Muszyńska M, Marciniak W
Ann Agric Environ Med 2018 Sep 25;25(3):443-448. Epub 2018 May 25 doi: 10.26444/aaem/90886. PMID: 30260193
Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article

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