| ECCE | extracapsular cataract extraction |
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| ICCE | intracapsular cataract extraction |
| Phaco | lens phacoemulsification [ophthalmic cataract surgery] |
| PSC | patient services coordination; Porter-Silber chromogen; posterior subcapsular cataract; primary scle... |
| SMCA | smooth muscle contracting agent; suckling mouse cataract agent |
| glaucomatous cataract | A nuclear opacity usually seen in absolute glaucoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| congenital cataract | A cataract or clouding or the lens of the eye, that occurs in the foetus at some time during pregnancy. Children with Down's syndrome and galactosaemia have an increased incidence of congenital cataracts. Treatment includes cataract removal and the insertion of an artificial lens. (27 Sep 1997) |