Congenital cataract
Alternative names:
cataract - congenital
Definition:
A cataract is any clouding of the lens of the eye. A congenital cataract is opacification of the lens that occurs in the fetus at some time during pregnancy.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
Although there are many diseases and inherited disorders that can lead to congenital cataracts, the actual incidence of congenital cataracts is low.
This is a partial list of possible causes of congenital cataracts: - galactosemia
- Lowe syndrome
- congenital rubella syndrome
- Sieman's syndrome
- Down syndrome
- Pierre-Robin syndrome
- hereditary congenital cataracts
- Hallerman-Streiff syndrome
- cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
- Trisomy 13
- Conradi syndrome
- Ectodermal dysplasia
- Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome
Note: Sometimes, no cause can be identified.
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