Posterior Subcapsular Cataract

Preferred Label : Posterior Subcapsular Cataract;

NCIt synonyms : PSC;

NCIt definition : A type of cataract that forms in the most posterior cortical layer of the lens, directly under the lens capsule. This type of cataract tends to occur in younger patients than cortical or nuclear sclerotic cataracts.;

Details

Origin ID

C135180;

UMLS CUI

C0858617;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Early-onset posterior polar cataract [ORDO Disease]
- Posterior subcapsular cataract [MedDRA LLT]
- Posterior subcapsular cataract [HPO term]
- Posterior subcapsular cataract (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- posterior subcapsular cataract [Disease (Nov.)]
False automatic mappings
- Cholangitis, primary sclerosing [OMIM Phenotype]
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis [ORDO Disease]
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Eye [NCIt concept]
- Lens [NCIt concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Posterior polar cataract [HPO term]
- Posterior subcapsular lens opacities (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- posterior polar cataract [DO Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Acquired Abnormality [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Early-onset posterior polar cataract [ORDO Disease]
- Posterior subcapsular cataract [HPO term]
- Posterior subcapsular cataract [MedDRA LLT]
- Posterior subcapsular cataract (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Posterior subcapsular lens opacities (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]

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