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The crystalline lens is the second-most powerful refractive structure of the eye after the cornea. Cataract, opacity of the crystalline lens, is the most common cause of treatable vision loss. Cataract may develop within the anterior subcapsular, posterior subcapsular, cortical, and nuclear locations within the lens. Aberrant development of the lens can result in congenital lens opacities. Toxic exposure, metabolic disease, inflammatory conditions, and hereditary factors contribute to cataractogenesis. Defects in the lens zonular apparatus can result in lens subluxation or dislocation. Cataract surgery is the only therapeutic option to improve visually significant lens opacity.

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    Amanda C. Maltry & J. Douglas Cameron

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    Daniel M. Albert

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    Lucy H. Young

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Maltry, A.C., Cameron, J.D. (2022). Pathology of the Lens. In: Albert, D.M., Miller, J.W., Azar, D.T., Young, L.H. (eds) Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42634-7_137

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