cataract posterior polar type 4

Pathology

• posterior subcapsular cataract

Genetics

• associated with defects in PITX3

Clinical manifestations

• visual acuity may be markedly affected
• patients may present a severe phenotype including microphthalmia & neurological dysfunction

More general terms

• posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC)
• familial cataracts

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/610623