Unidentified object?
congenital pulverulent cataract
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https://doi.org/10.70313/2718.7446.v18.n3.440Keywords:
pulverulent cataract, congenital cataract, autosomal dominant hereditary cataractAbstract
The image obtained by anterior segment optical coherence tomography shows the presence of a well-defined opacity affecting the fetal and embryonic nucleus of the right eye lens, consistent with congenital pulverulent cataract.
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