soft cataract

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• Cataract surgery — Intervention Cataract in Human Eye Magnified view seen on examination with a slit lamp ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

• Cataract — A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy. The result is much like smearing grease over the lens of a camera. It impairs normal vision. There are many causes of cataracts including …   Medical dictionary

• Cataract — For other uses, see Cataract (disambiguation). Cataract Classification and external resources Magnified view of cataract in human eye, seen on examination with a slit lamp using diffuse illumination …   Wikipedia

• cataract — n. any opacity in the lens of the eye that results in blurred vision. Cataracts may be congenital or acquired. The latter may be due to metabolic disease (such as diabetes), direct or indirect injury to the lens, or prolonged exposure of the eye… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• cataract bird — Rock Rock, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. [1913 Webster] Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. Sir …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hypermature cataract — hy·per·ma·ture cataract .hī pər mə t(y)u̇(ə)r n a cataract that has become soft and liquified or dry and shrunken from aging * * * a cataract with a swollen, milky cortex, the result of autolysis of the lens fibers of a mature cataract …   Medical dictionary

• Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… …   Wikipedia

• discission — 1. Incision or cutting through a part. 2. In ophthalmology, opening of the capsule and breaking up of the cortex of the lens with a needle knife or laser. [L. di scindo, pp. scissus, to tear asunder] * * * …   Medical dictionary

• phacomalacia — Softening of the lens, as may occur in hypermature cataract. [phaco + G. malakia, softness] * * * phaco·ma·la·cia (fak″o mə laґshə) [phaco + malacia] softening of the lens; a soft cataract …   Medical dictionary

• discission — noun incision, especially of a soft cataract …   Wiktionary

• discisión de la catarata blanda — Eng. Soft cataract discission Intervención utilizada en la cirugía de la catarata blanda cuyo objeto es favorecer la reabsorción del cristalino tras practicar una abertura en su cápsula anterior …   Diccionario de oftalmología