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Anterior cortical cataract

MedGen UID:
347415
Concept ID:
C1857308
Finding
Synonym: Anterior cortical cataracts
 
HPO: HP:0007795

Definition

A cataract that affects the anterior part of the cortex of the lens. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnterior cortical cataract

Conditions with this feature

Francois syndrome
MedGen UID:
98151
Concept ID:
C0432288
Disease or Syndrome
Dermochondrocorneal dystrophy, or Francois syndrome, is a rare disorder characterized by the development of skin nodules, acquired deformities of the extremities, and a corneal dystrophy. The corneal dystrophy is central and superficial with whitish subepithelial opacities (summary by Bierly et al., 1992).
Knobloch syndrome 2
MedGen UID:
1812153
Concept ID:
C5676897
Disease or Syndrome
Knobloch syndrome-2 (KNO2) is characterized by severe vitreoretinal degeneration associated with occipital skull defects, ranging from mild encephalocele to abnormally pigmented hair. Developmental delay may be mild or severe (Antonarakis et al., 2022). For a general phenotypic description and discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Knobloch syndrome, see KNO1 (267750).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wilson ME, Trivedi RH, Morrison DG, Lambert SR, Buckley EG, Plager DA, Lynn MJ; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
J AAPOS 2011 Oct;15(5):421-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2011.05.016. PMID: 22108352Free PMC Article
Rabinovich CE
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2011 Sep;23(5):432-6. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0b013e328349c324. PMID: 21738033
Moorthy RS, Rajeev B, Smith RE, Rao NA
Am J Ophthalmol 1994 Aug 15;118(2):197-204. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72899-5. PMID: 8053465

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vasavada AR, Raj SM, Praveen MR, Vasavada VA, Vasavada VA
Indian J Ophthalmol 2008 Mar-Apr;56(2):103-8. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.39113. PMID: 18292619Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Vasavada AR, Raj SM, Praveen MR, Vasavada VA, Vasavada VA
Indian J Ophthalmol 2008 Mar-Apr;56(2):103-8. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.39113. PMID: 18292619Free PMC Article
Moss ID, Wild JM, Whitaker DJ
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1995 Apr;36(5):764-73. PMID: 7706024

Therapy

Liu A, Manche EE
J Refract Surg 2011 Apr;27(4):305-8. Epub 2010 Aug 16 doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20100812-01. PMID: 20795584
Moss ID, Wild JM, Whitaker DJ
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1995 Apr;36(5):764-73. PMID: 7706024

Clinical prediction guides

Liu A, Manche EE
J Refract Surg 2011 Apr;27(4):305-8. Epub 2010 Aug 16 doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20100812-01. PMID: 20795584
Vasavada AR, Raj SM, Praveen MR, Vasavada VA, Vasavada VA
Indian J Ophthalmol 2008 Mar-Apr;56(2):103-8. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.39113. PMID: 18292619Free PMC Article

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