Cataract

Does Diarrhoea Causes Cataract? Can Cataract be Prevented by Aspirin?

Loss of transparency of the lens is termed cataract which is one of the commonest causes of blindness throughout the world. This major health problem appears to be much commoner in many developing countries such as India and Pakistan, where it causes visual disability at a substantially earlier age and several hypotheses have been put forward to explain this higher prevalence in these areas. Re...

Christmas Tree Cataract - A Cataract that Glitters.

A 54-year-old man presented to the Ophthalmology OPD with redness and discharge from his eyes. His vision was 20/20 in both the eyes. There was diffuse conjunctival congestion and mild discharge in both the eyes. On detailed examination, the left eye showed highly refractive, multicoloured , iridescent crystals in the inferior cortex and nucleus of the crystalline lens. The colours changed with...

Cataract Couching

Green cataract.

BACKGROUND The term "green cataract" appears in the literature of the 16th century and at the same time it was mentioned that couching a green cataract would not restore the vision. PATIENTS The cases of a 54-year-old women and a 74-year-old man with green cataract and the diagnosis of vitreous hemorrhage and end stage rubeosis iridis with absolute glaucoma and no light perception is recorded...

Cataract Surgery

SEPTEMBER 2009 I CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY I 31 S ince first introduced to ophthalmic surgery in 1979, ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) have helped surgeons maintain the anterior chamber and protect ocular tissue during cataract surgery. Injected prior to the capsulorhexis and then again during different phases of surgery, OVDs afford surgeons time and space during operations; ...