Fast Five Quiz: Can You Properly Address Cataracts?

In cases of posterior dislocation without glaucoma, inflammation, or vision obstruction, surgery may be avoided.

Indications for surgery include the following:

• Unacceptable decreased vision

• Obstructed view of posterior pathology

• Lens-induced inflammation or glaucoma

• Capsular rupture with lens swelling

• Other trauma-induced ocular pathology necessitating surgery

For more about the surgical treatment of traumatic cataract, read here.

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Cite this: Robert H. Graham. Fast Five Quiz: Can You Properly Address Cataracts? - Medscape - Jul 22, 2015.