Cataracts may be nuclear or posterior subcapsular. Nuclear cataracts are located in the central substance of the lens. Posterior subcapsular cataracts are located beneath the posterior lens capsule, and affect vision out of proportion to the degree of cloudiness that is seen, because the cataract is...
Nuclear Cataracts Central lens (nucleus) becomes dense and sclerotic Discolored by yellow, brown or gray hue Cortical Cataracts Peripheral opacities Radiating spokes appearance onSlit Lampexam Posterior Subcapsular Cataracts Most rapidly progressive
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Radiation exposure increasing the risk of cataract occurrence has been well-documented in animal studies [12], as well as in other studies involving workers cleaning up after the Chernobyl nuclear accident [9] and atomic bomb survivors [13]. Although various types of protective eye equipment exist...