Open AccessCORTICAL SPOKES CATARACT
Author(s) -
Muhammad Marwat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gomal journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1997-2067
pISSN - 1819-7973
DOI - 10.46903/gjms/17.03.2077
Subject(s) - medicine , glare , cataracts , ophthalmology , keratometer , optometry , slit lamp , contact lens , visual acuity , lens (geology) , optics , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , physics
A 40 years old man presented with bilateral mild dimness of vision and mild glare. Diffuse and focal illumination on slit lamp biomicroscopy did not reveal any pathology. Retro-illumination on slit lamp showed faint bilateral spokes like cortical lens opacities. Retro-illumination mode on Auto-Ref/Keratometer (HRK 7000A, Huvitz, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea) prominently revealed these insignificant bilateral spokes like cortical opacities (cataracts). Visual acuity was 6/9 in both eyes. No intervention was advisable and the patient was reassured.