VPN Plus+ ExclusiveA clear look at cataract conditions and treatmentsJanuary 28, 2022An incomplete or smaller cataract can occupy a focal region within the lens. During examination, the location of lens opacities is best determined using a slit beam to create an optic cross section, highlighting the anterior and posterior lens capsule with bright, convex and concave, respectively, lines of light, and then assessing relative depth and position of lesions. Cataracts may be capsular, cortical, or nuclear.
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A clear look at cataract conditions and treatmentsNovember 4, 2021For clinical anatomy, it is useful to think of the lens like a peanut M&M: composed of the “candy shell” capsule, the “chocolate” cortex, and the “peanut” dense nucleus.
Vet gives bullied fish a prosthetic eyeJune 28, 2016A fish named Kiwi wasn't doing well when he developed a cataract. His tank mates started bullying him. Kiwi was taken to Megan Baebler of Kersting Veterinary Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. She removed the cataract, and then the eye.
