Cerulean cataract

Orpha code: 98989OMIM code: 614422

Definition

A type of hereditary congenital cataract, distinguished by bluish and white opacifications in the superficial layers of the fetal lens nucleus and adult lens nucleus, and characterized by reduced visual acuity in childhood, eventually necessitating extraction of the lens.

Disease data
Classification

Clinical subtype

Synonyms
Blue-dot cataract
Zaćma "niebieskich kropek
ORPHA code
98989
OMIM code
614422
ICD10 code
Q12.0
ICD11 code
LA12.1

No additional description.

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