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Secondary cataract

MedGen UID:
726896
Concept ID:
C1306068
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Capsule Opacification; Capsule Opacifications; Cataract, Secondary; Cataracts, Secondary; Opacification, Capsule; Opacifications, Capsule; Secondary Cataract; Secondary Cataracts
SNOMED CT: Secondary cataract (766834007); After-cataract (766834007); Posterior capsular opacification (766834007)

Definition

Clouding or loss of transparency of the posterior lens capsule, usually following CATARACT extraction. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSecondary cataract

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Asproudis I, Katsanos A, Kozeis N, Tantou A, Konstas AG
Adv Ther 2017 Dec;34(12):2558-2565. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1007/s12325-017-0635-3. PMID: 29143927
Das T, Sharma S; Hyderabad Endophthalmitis Research Group
Semin Ophthalmol 2003 Sep;18(3):109-15. doi: 10.1076/soph.18.3.109.29804. PMID: 15513470

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Viswanathan M, Gu W, Blanch RJ, Groves LL
Mil Med 2024 May 18;189(5-6):e1009-e1015. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad414. PMID: 37930775
Yong GY, Mohamed-Noor J, Salowi MA, Adnan TH, Zahari M
PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0274939. Epub 2022 Sep 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274939. PMID: 36129906Free PMC Article
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Smith JR, Matthews JM, Conrad D, Hall AJ, Niederer RL, Singh-Grewal D, Tay-Kearney ML, Wells JM, Zagora SL; Australian and New Zealand Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Uveitis Working Group, McCluskey PJ
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;49(1):38-45. Epub 2021 Jan 10 doi: 10.1111/ceo.13856. PMID: 33426782
Eide N, Vatne HO, Syrdalen P
Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1985 Apr;63(2):250-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb01543.x. PMID: 4003055

Diagnosis

Viswanathan M, Gu W, Blanch RJ, Groves LL
Mil Med 2024 May 18;189(5-6):e1009-e1015. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad414. PMID: 37930775
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Smith JR, Matthews JM, Conrad D, Hall AJ, Niederer RL, Singh-Grewal D, Tay-Kearney ML, Wells JM, Zagora SL; Australian and New Zealand Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Uveitis Working Group, McCluskey PJ
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;49(1):38-45. Epub 2021 Jan 10 doi: 10.1111/ceo.13856. PMID: 33426782
Subramanian S, Gamanagatti S, Sinha A, Sampangi R
Indian Pediatr 2007 Dec;44(12):931-3. PMID: 18175850
Jurowski P, Goś R, Kaszuba-Bartkowiak K, Zeman-Miecznik A
Klin Oczna 2005;107(7-9):421-5. PMID: 16416988

Therapy

Viswanathan M, Gu W, Blanch RJ, Groves LL
Mil Med 2024 May 18;189(5-6):e1009-e1015. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad414. PMID: 37930775
Shen P, Kong X, Chen G, Jiang J, Yan S, Lu X, He M
J Int Med Res 2022 Dec;50(12):3000605221139702. doi: 10.1177/03000605221139702. PMID: 36495193Free PMC Article
Yong GY, Mohamed-Noor J, Salowi MA, Adnan TH, Zahari M
PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0274939. Epub 2022 Sep 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274939. PMID: 36129906Free PMC Article
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Bertelmann E, Kojetinsky C
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2001 Feb;12(1):35-40. doi: 10.1097/00055735-200102000-00007. PMID: 11150079

Prognosis

Viswanathan M, Gu W, Blanch RJ, Groves LL
Mil Med 2024 May 18;189(5-6):e1009-e1015. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad414. PMID: 37930775
Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168
Smith JR, Matthews JM, Conrad D, Hall AJ, Niederer RL, Singh-Grewal D, Tay-Kearney ML, Wells JM, Zagora SL; Australian and New Zealand Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Uveitis Working Group, McCluskey PJ
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;49(1):38-45. Epub 2021 Jan 10 doi: 10.1111/ceo.13856. PMID: 33426782
Jurowski P, Goś R, Kaszuba-Bartkowiak K, Zeman-Miecznik A
Klin Oczna 2005;107(7-9):421-5. PMID: 16416988
Eide N, Vatne HO, Syrdalen P
Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1985 Apr;63(2):250-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb01543.x. PMID: 4003055

Clinical prediction guides

Taiyab A, Korol A, Deschamps PA, West-Mays JA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016 Oct 1;57(13):5736-5747. doi: 10.1167/iovs.16-20162. PMID: 27787561Free PMC Article
Jurowski P, Goś R, Kaszuba-Bartkowiak K, Zeman-Miecznik A
Klin Oczna 2005;107(7-9):421-5. PMID: 16416988
Ranta P, Kivelä T
Ophthalmology 2002 Aug;109(8):1432-40. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(02)01111-9. PMID: 12153792
Kivelä T, Uusitalo M
Prog Retin Eye Res 1998 Jul;17(3):385-428. doi: 10.1016/s1350-9462(98)00001-9. PMID: 9695798
BenEzra D, Cohen E
Ophthalmology 1997 Dec;104(12):2168-74. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(97)30045-1. PMID: 9400780

Recent systematic reviews

Kletke SN, Mallipatna A, Mireskandari K, Gallie BL, Ali A
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:130-141. Epub 2022 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.001. PMID: 35172168

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