Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002386
altLabel
Lens Opacity
Pseudoaphakia
Membranous Cataracts
Cataract, Membranous
Membranous Cataract
Opacity, Lens
Pseudoaphakias
Cataracts, Membranous
Opacities, Lens
Lens Opacities
Cataracts
AN
lens opacity; do not confuse entry term PSEUDOAPHAKIA (a synonym for membranous cataract) with PSEUDOPHAKIA, the presence of an intraocular lens after cataract extraction
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT TH UR VE VI
cui
C1510497
C0524524
C0086543
DC
1
definition
Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)