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Posterior Subcapsular Cataract Grade 1

MedGen UID:
1620013
•Concept ID:
C4525731
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A stage of posterior subcapsular cataract characterized by 3% of the posterior capsule obscured by opacity. (Modified LOCS II) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPosterior Subcapsular Cataract Grade 1

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cataract in renal transplantation recipients with combination ciclosporin treatment.
Nishimoto K, Sasaki K, Yamamura T, Ishikawa I, Shinoda A
Lens Eye Toxic Res 1992;9(3-4):455-67. PMID: 1301797

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-term Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Patients With Chronic Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
Bae SS, Iovieno A, Yeung SN
Cornea 2022 May 1;41(5):587-592. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002779. PMID: 34050071
Grade of Cataract and Its Influence on Measurement of Macular Pigment Optical Density Using Autofluorescence Imaging.
Obana A, Gohto Y, Sasano H, Gellermann W, Sharifzadeh M, Seto T, Bernstein PS
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2018 Jun 1;59(7):3011-3019. doi: 10.1167/iovs.17-23699. PMID: 30025122Free PMC Article
Cataract and quality of life in patients with glaucoma.
Skalicky SE, Martin KR, Fenwick E, Crowston JG, Goldberg I, McCluskey P
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015 May-Jun;43(4):335-41. Epub 2014 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/ceo.12454. PMID: 25294739
Posterior subcapsular and nuclear cataract after vitrectomy.
Hsuan JD, Brown NA, Bron AJ, Patel CK, Rosen PH
J Cataract Refract Surg 2001 Mar;27(3):437-44. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00585-x. PMID: 11255058
The Lens Opacities Classification System III. The Longitudinal Study of Cataract Study Group.
Chylack LT Jr, Wolfe JK, Singer DM, Leske MC, Bullimore MA, Bailey IL, Friend J, McCarthy D, Wu SY
Arch Ophthalmol 1993 Jun;111(6):831-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090060119035. PMID: 8512486

Diagnosis

Lens Opacities Classification System III-based artificial intelligence program for automatic cataract grading.
Lu Q, Wei L, He W, Zhang K, Wang J, Zhang Y, Rong X, Zhao Z, Cai L, He X, Wu J, Ding D, Lu Y, Zhu X
J Cataract Refract Surg 2022 May 1;48(5):528-534. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000790. PMID: 34433780
Double-pass technique and compensation-comparison method in eyes with cataract.
Martínez-Roda JA, Vilaseca M, Ondategui JC, Almudí L, Asaad M, Mateos-Pena L, Arjona M, Pujol J
J Cataract Refract Surg 2016 Oct;42(10):1461-1469. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.08.015. PMID: 27839601
Myopia and the long-term incidence of cataract and cataract surgery: the Blue Mountains Eye Study.
Kanthan GL, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Cumming RG, Wang JJ
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2014 May-Jun;42(4):347-53. Epub 2013 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/ceo.12206. PMID: 24024555
Influence of cataract morphology on straylight and contrast sensitivity and its relevance to fitness to drive.
Bal T, Coeckelbergh T, Van Looveren J, Rozema JJ, Tassignon MJ
Ophthalmologica 2011;225(2):105-11. Epub 2010 Sep 24 doi: 10.1159/000317076. PMID: 20881445
Posterior subcapsular and nuclear cataract after vitrectomy.
Hsuan JD, Brown NA, Bron AJ, Patel CK, Rosen PH
J Cataract Refract Surg 2001 Mar;27(3):437-44. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00585-x. PMID: 11255058

Therapy

Evaluating the associations between obesity and age-related cataract: a Mendelian randomization study.
Tan AG, Kifley A, Flood VM, Holliday EG, Scott RJ, Cumming RG, Mitchell P, Wang JJ
Am J Clin Nutr 2019 Oct 1;110(4):969-976. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz167. PMID: 31401654
Influence of Posterior Subcapsular Cataract on Structural OCT and OCT Angiography Vessel Density Measurements in the Peripapillary Retina.
Holló G
J Glaucoma 2019 Apr;28(4):e61-e63. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001147. PMID: 30946711
Use of inhaled and oral corticosteroids and the long-term risk of cataract.
Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Tan AG, Cumming RG, Leeder SR, Mitchell P
Ophthalmology 2009 Apr;116(4):652-7. Epub 2009 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.12.001. PMID: 19243828
Plasma antioxidant vitamins and carotenoids and age-related cataract.
Gale CR, Hall NF, Phillips DI, Martyn CN
Ophthalmology 2001 Nov;108(11):1992-8. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00833-8. PMID: 11713067
Posterior subcapsular and nuclear cataract after vitrectomy.
Hsuan JD, Brown NA, Bron AJ, Patel CK, Rosen PH
J Cataract Refract Surg 2001 Mar;27(3):437-44. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00585-x. PMID: 11255058

Prognosis

Subfoveal choroidal thickness and cataract: the Beijing Eye Study 2011.
Shao L, Xu L, Zhang JS, You QS, Chen CX, Wang YX, Jonas JB, Wei WB
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015 Jan 20;56(2):810-5. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15736. PMID: 25604689
Myopia and the long-term incidence of cataract and cataract surgery: the Blue Mountains Eye Study.
Kanthan GL, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Cumming RG, Wang JJ
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2014 May-Jun;42(4):347-53. Epub 2013 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/ceo.12206. PMID: 24024555
Lens retrodots and vacuoles and their associations with the prevalence and incidence of age-related cataract.
Tan AG, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Hong T, Cumming RG, Wang JJ
Eye (Lond) 2012 Apr;26(4):568-75. Epub 2011 Dec 23 doi: 10.1038/eye.2011.349. PMID: 22193877Free PMC Article
Myopia and incident cataract and cataract surgery: the blue mountains eye study.
Younan C, Mitchell P, Cumming RG, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002 Dec;43(12):3625-32. PMID: 12454028
Posterior subcapsular and nuclear cataract after vitrectomy.
Hsuan JD, Brown NA, Bron AJ, Patel CK, Rosen PH
J Cataract Refract Surg 2001 Mar;27(3):437-44. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00585-x. PMID: 11255058

Clinical prediction guides

Lens Opacities Classification System III-based artificial intelligence program for automatic cataract grading.
Lu Q, Wei L, He W, Zhang K, Wang J, Zhang Y, Rong X, Zhao Z, Cai L, He X, Wu J, Ding D, Lu Y, Zhu X
J Cataract Refract Surg 2022 May 1;48(5):528-534. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000790. PMID: 34433780
Long-term Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Patients With Chronic Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
Bae SS, Iovieno A, Yeung SN
Cornea 2022 May 1;41(5):587-592. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002779. PMID: 34050071
Double-pass technique and compensation-comparison method in eyes with cataract.
Martínez-Roda JA, Vilaseca M, Ondategui JC, Almudí L, Asaad M, Mateos-Pena L, Arjona M, Pujol J
J Cataract Refract Surg 2016 Oct;42(10):1461-1469. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.08.015. PMID: 27839601
Cataract and quality of life in patients with glaucoma.
Skalicky SE, Martin KR, Fenwick E, Crowston JG, Goldberg I, McCluskey P
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015 May-Jun;43(4):335-41. Epub 2014 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/ceo.12454. PMID: 25294739
The Lens Opacities Classification System III. The Longitudinal Study of Cataract Study Group.
Chylack LT Jr, Wolfe JK, Singer DM, Leske MC, Bullimore MA, Bailey IL, Friend J, McCarthy D, Wu SY
Arch Ophthalmol 1993 Jun;111(6):831-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090060119035. PMID: 8512486

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