polymorphic congenital cataract; cataract congenital non-nuclear polymorphic autosomal dominant
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Pathology
- congenital cataract
- non-progressive phenotype
- partial opacity that has a variable location between the fetal nucleus of the lens & the equator
- the fetal nucleus is normal
- the opacities are irregular & look similar to a bunch of grapes & may be present simultaneously in different lens layers
Genetics
- autosomal dominant
- associated with defects in CRYGD