Preferred Label : Cerulean cataract;
ICD-11 definition : Cerulean cataract is a type of hereditary congenital cataract distinguished by bluish
and white opacifications in the superficial layers of the fetal lens nucleus and adult
lens nucleus and characterized by reduced visual acuity in childhood, eventually necessitating
extraction of the lens.;
ICD-11 synonym : Blue-dot cataract;
Origin ID : 1188848969;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Cerulean cataract is a type of hereditary congenital cataract distinguished by bluish
and white opacifications in the superficial layers of the fetal lens nucleus and adult
lens nucleus and characterized by reduced visual acuity in childhood, eventually necessitating
extraction of the lens.
