Catalog

Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract

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Link to WHO Definition

Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/450016658

A posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract is an incomplete clouding of the lens of the eye, which impedes the passage of light, related to ageing, that occurs usually starting from the age of 40, and starts as small opacity under the pole of the posterior capsule of the lens.