AGE RELATED/SENILE CATARACT Dr. MANOJ VASUDEVAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OPHTHALMOLOGY
SENILE CATARACT Age related Bilateral Equal gender predilection Types CORTICAL NUCLEAR/SCLEROTIC
SYMPTOMS
Reduced Vision Glare Polyopia Depending on the type and location of the opacity in the lens
STAGES OF SENILE CORTICAL CATARACT Lamellar separation Incipient stage-cuneiform/cupuliform Immature Mature Hypermature-Shrunken/Morgagnian Stage of INTUMESCENCE
MATURE & HYPERMATURE CORTICAL CATARACT
STAGES OF NUCLEAR CATARACT Nuclear sclerosis Grades Grade 1-5 Based on the color of the nucleus Green Yellowish Green Yellow Cataracta brunescens- Brown Cataracta nigra- Black
NUCLEAR CATARACT
SIGNS DIFFUSE ILLUMINATION Lens color- Greyish/Brown Iris Shadow OPHTHALMOSCOPY Distant direct ophthalmoscopy SLIT LAMP EXAMINATION
NUCLEAR CATARACT
MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATIONS TREATMENT MEDICAL SURGICAL
RESULT