Controversies in traumatic cataract classification and management: a review

Abstract Traumatic cataract is one of the important causes of blindness after ocular trauma, either open or close globe. Visual outcome is unpredictable because it is not only lens that decides visual outcome. There is no standard classification, investigation, or treatment guidelines for the same....

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Published in:Canadian journal of ophthalmology 2013-08, Vol.48 (4), p.251-258
Main Authors: Shah, Mehul, MD, Shah, Shreya, MD, Upadhyay, Pramod, MD, Agrawal, Rupesh, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cataract - classification
Cataract Extraction
Eye Injuries - classification
Eye Injuries, Penetrating - classification
Humans
Internal Medicine
Lens Implantation, Intraocular
Lens, Crystalline - injuries
Ophthalmology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Time Factors
Trauma Severity Indices
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - classification
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Summary:Abstract Traumatic cataract is one of the important causes of blindness after ocular trauma, either open or close globe. Visual outcome is unpredictable because it is not only lens that decides visual outcome. There is no standard classification, investigation, or treatment guidelines for the same. There are controversies regarding predictive models. We would like to highlight these controversies and try to reach certain guidelines that may help clinicians to manage traumatic cataracts.
ISSN:0008-4182
1715-3360
DOI:10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.03.010