Zusammenfassung
Weitaus seltener und daher weniger bekannt als die altersbedingte Katarakt ist die sekundär erworbene Katarakt, die eine diagnostische und chirurgische Herausforderung darstellen kann.
Dieser Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die häufigsten Subtypen vor allem bei Erwachsenen und beleuchtet die chirurgischen Besonderheiten einschließlich perioperativer Charakteristika.
Abstract
Senile or age-related cataract is well known to ophthalmologists and also to colleagues in other medical specialties. Age-related cataract represents the most common cause of blindness
worldwide but can be treated very successfully by a standard outpatient surgery. Far less common and therefore less known is the acquired cataract that can present a diagnostic and surgical
challenge. The following article provides the reader with an overview of secondary acquired cataracts. The most common subtypes are mentioned first and then discussed in more detail so that
the reader should have a structured knowledge after reading this article. This article focuses on acquired cataracts primarily in adults and highlights the surgical features including
perioperative characteristics.
Schlüsselwörter
erworbene Katarakte - Cataracta traumatica - Cataracta complicata - Katarakt und Myopie - Katarakt bei seltenen Erkrankungen
Key words
acquired cataract - traumatic cataract - uveitis cataract - cataract and myopia - cataract in rare systemic diseases
