Acquired cataract

external

• Causes

  • Old age
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Corticosteroid
  • Ophthalmological surgery
  • Ultraviolet light
  • Electrical shock
  • Laser injury
  • Anterior uveitis
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Cushing syndrome
  • Rickets
  • Takayasu arteritis
  • Ocular trauma
  • Burn

• Parents

  • Cataract

• Treatments

  • Phacoemulsification
  • Extracapsular extraction of lens
  • Intracapsular extraction of lens

• Description

  • "Thermal injury cataract is seen in furnace workers anbd glass blowers."