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Christmas tree cataract

MedGen UID:
1646344
•Concept ID:
C4703392
•
Acquired Abnormality
HPO: HP:0025571

Definition

A type of cataract that shows a spectacular display of multiple colors that glitters with the change of incident light like an illuminated Christmas tree. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChristmas tree cataract

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Etiology

Cataracts in systemic diseases and syndromes.
Bariciak MD, Nichols BD
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1995 Feb;6(1):3-8. PMID: 10150840

Diagnosis

Christmas tree cataract: Polychromatic crystals assessed by swept source-OCT.
Abihaidar N, Piteau H, Garcin T
J Fr Ophtalmol 2023 Apr;46(4):422-423. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2022.11.011. PMID: 36890075
Christmas tree cataract in Steinert disease.
Alfaro Juárez AM, Asunción AJ, Antonio RS
Med Clin (Barc) 2020 Oct 23;155(8):372. Epub 2019 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2019.07.011. PMID: 31530369
Scheimpflug imaging in Christmas tree cataract.
Yangzes S, Pandav SS, Ram J
Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Aug;67(8):1342. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2147_18. PMID: 31332133Free PMC Article
Cataracts in systemic diseases and syndromes.
Bariciak MD, Nichols BD
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1995 Feb;6(1):3-8. PMID: 10150840

Therapy

A case of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in which scintillating particles appeared in the intravitreal cavity after laser photocoagulation.
Kohmoto R, Kobayashi T, Sato T, Kimura D, Fukumoto M, Tajiri K, Kida T, Ikeda T
BMC Ophthalmol 2017 Dec 19;17(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s12886-017-0654-5. PMID: 29258460Free PMC Article
Cataracts in systemic diseases and syndromes.
Bariciak MD, Nichols BD
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1995 Feb;6(1):3-8. PMID: 10150840

Clinical prediction guides

A case of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in which scintillating particles appeared in the intravitreal cavity after laser photocoagulation.
Kohmoto R, Kobayashi T, Sato T, Kimura D, Fukumoto M, Tajiri K, Kida T, Ikeda T
BMC Ophthalmol 2017 Dec 19;17(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s12886-017-0654-5. PMID: 29258460Free PMC Article
Ultrastructural appearances of a lens with marked polychromatic lustre: evidence for diffraction as a cause.
Hayes BP, Fisher RF
Br J Ophthalmol 1984 Dec;68(12):850-8. doi: 10.1136/bjo.68.12.850. PMID: 6095889Free PMC Article

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