Cataract-posterior polar- 3
Overview
An inherited form of cataract caused by a defect in the CHMP4B gene on chromosome 20q11.
Symptoms
* Reduced visual acuity * Progressive posterior polar cataract
Diagnosis
* Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing: * Home Eye Tests * Home Vision Tests
Treatment
Posterior polar cataract surgery is associated with an increased incidence of rupture of the posterior capsule. Only in recent times have the advances in control of fluidics and aspiration during phacoemulsification prompted various approaches to meet this surgical challenge.