Traumatic cataract

Direct or indirect mechanical damage to the lens can cause turbid changes, called traumatic cataract. Patients are more common in children, young men and soldiers. There are three common types, namely cataracts caused by blunt contusion, explosion injury and penetrating eye injury. Due to different injury factors and local manifestations, this disease has many names. In most cases, a clear history of trauma can be mentioned, but traumatic cataracts that deny the history of trauma should not be ignored, especially in infants and young children.

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