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CATARACTS |
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congenital: |
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rubella CMV herpes simplex syphilis |
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acquired: |
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'normal' with ageing |
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ophthalmic disease: |
trauma chronic uveitis retinal detachment myopia glaucoma |
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systemic / extra-ocular disorders: |
diabetes mellitus ionising, microwave and infra-red radiation hypoglycaemia hypocalcaemia cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism)galactosemia dystrophia myotonica Still's disease Down's syndrome Wilson's disease Marfan's syndrome Hurler's syndrome Refsum's disease Lawrence-Moon-Biedl syndrome drugs, eg. steroids, phenothiazines |
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