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Cataract: - Soniya Joseph 1 MS C Nursing Yenepoya Nursing College

Cataract can be classified in several ways, including by morphology, age of onset, maturity, and etiology. Morphologically, cataracts are classified as capsular, subcapsular, nuclear, cortical, or lamellar/zonular depending on the area of the lens affected. Age of onset categories include congenital, infantile, juvenile, pre-senile, and senile. Maturity is classified as intumescent, immature, mature, hypermature, or Morgagnian. Etiologically, cataracts can be traumatic, metabolic, toxic, complicated, intrauterine, hereditary, radiational, or electric based on the cause.

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Cataract: - Soniya Joseph 1 MS C Nursing Yenepoya Nursing College

Cataract can be classified in several ways, including by morphology, age of onset, maturity, and etiology. Morphologically, cataracts are classified as capsular, subcapsular, nuclear, cortical, or lamellar/zonular depending on the area of the lens affected. Age of onset categories include congenital, infantile, juvenile, pre-senile, and senile. Maturity is classified as intumescent, immature, mature, hypermature, or Morgagnian. Etiologically, cataracts can be traumatic, metabolic, toxic, complicated, intrauterine, hereditary, radiational, or electric based on the cause.

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CATARACT

-Soniya Joseph
1st MS c Nursing
Yenepoya Nursing
College
CLASSIFICATION
Classification :
Based on :
• Morphology
• Age of onset
• Maturity
• Etiology
MORPHOLOGIC:
1.Capsular cataract
-Anterior capsular cataract
-Posterior capsular cataract
2.Sub capsular cataract
-Anterior subcapsular cataract
-Posterior subcapsular cataract
3.Nuclear cataract
4.Cortical cataract
5.Lamellar/zonular cataract
6.Sutural cataract
AGE OF ONSET
1.Congenital
2.Infantile
3.Juvinile
4.Pre-senile
5.Senile
MATURITY
1.Intumescent cataract
2.Immature cataract
3.Mature cataract
4.Hypermature cataract
5.Morgagnian cataract
ETIOLOGIC
1. Traumatic cataract
2. Metabolic cataract
3. Toxic cataract
4. Complicated cataract
5. Intra uterine cataract
6. Heriditary cataract
7. Radiational cataract
8. Electric cataract
THANK YOU

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