Crystalline Lens (Systemic Disease)

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Diabetes mellitus cataracts

  • Snowflake cataract

  • NSC, cortical, and PSC develop sooner


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Snowflake cataract

More common with T1DM

Grey/white anterior and posterior subcapsular opacities

Whole lens will eventually turn white

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Myotonic dystrophy cataracts

Christmas tree cataract

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Christmas tree cataract

Polychromatic crystals in deep cortex

Minimal symptoms

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Neurofibromatosis cataracts

PSC and cortical develop sooner

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Atopic dermatitis cataracts

  • Anterior subcapsular cataracts (very rare)

  • PSC more common


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Anterior subcapsular cataract

Fibrous plaque from degeneration of anterior epi cells