| Phaco | lens phacoemulsification [ophthalmic cataract surgery] |
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| PSC | patient services coordination; Porter-Silber chromogen; posterior subcapsular cataract; primary scle... |
| SMCA | smooth muscle contracting agent; suckling mouse cataract agent |
| glassworker's cataract | A cataract secondary to absorption of heat by the lens, or by transmission from the adjacent iris. Synonym: furnacemen's cataract, glassworker's cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glaucomatous cataract | A nuclear opacity usually seen in absolute glaucoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central cataract | Congenital cataract limited to the embryonic nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerulean cataract | A congenital cataract with bluish colouring and radial lesions; appears to be at least sometimes autosomal dominant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| membranous cataract | A secondary cataract composed of the remains of the thickened capsule and degenerated lens fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perinuclear cataract | A lamellar cataract in which the nucleus is clear but is surrounded by a ring of opacity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peripheral cataract | A cataract in which the opacity affects the cortex of the lens. Synonym: peripheral cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gray cataract | A cataract of gray colour, usually seen in senile, mature, or cortical cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ripe cataract | A cataract in which both the nucleus and cortex are opaque. Synonym: complete cataract, ripe cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rubella cataract | Embryopathic cataract secondary to intrauterine rubella infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pisciform cataract | A hereditary cataract with bilateral fish-shaped opacities in the axial region of the foetal nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Morgagni's cataract | A hypermature cataract in which the nucleus gravitates within the capsule. Synonym: sedimentary cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete cataract | A cataract in which both the nucleus and cortex are opaque. Synonym: complete cataract, ripe cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complicated cataract | A cataract that accompanies or follows some other eye disease such as uveitis. Synonym: complicated cataract. A cataract occurring in the retained lens or capsule after a cataract extraction. Synonym: aftercataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concussion cataract | Traumatic cataract occurring with or without a hole in the lens capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |