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Cataract

 Syn. Cataracts

Signs & Symptoms

 Sunlight exposure
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults] Vaughan [ 399]
Poor lifestyle habits
Note: Including malnutrition and physical inactivity
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults] Vaughan [ 399]
Low education
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]
Washed-out color vision
Ref: Epocrates [ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/49933/Cataracts/History-Exam]

Physical Examination

 Altered contrast sensitivity
Note: Symptom related to posterior subcapsular cataract
Ref: Vaughan [ 402] BCSC [ 63]
Lens opacity
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]
Glare
Note: especially when driving at night, Symptom related to posterior subcapsular cataract
Ref: Epocrates [ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/49933/Cataracts/History-Exam] Vaughan [ 402] BCSC [ 63]

Lab / Serology

Imagin Study

Complication

 Phacoanaphylactic glaucoma
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]
Phacolytic glaucoma
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]
Phacomorphic glaucoma
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]

Risk Factors

 Elder
Ref: Vaughan [ 399]
Alcohol
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]
Diabetic
Ref: Vaughan [ 399]

Cause

 Prolonged topical streoids use
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]
Uveitis
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults]
Trauma
Ref: Uptodate [ Cataract in adults] Vaughan [ 399] BCSC [ 14]

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