Three main types of lens opacity in age-related cataract are known: nuclear, cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract. Nuclear cataract is more commonly found in the elderly population and ...

A YAG laser posterior capsulotomy is a procedure performed to treat cloudy vision that may remain after undergoing cataract eye surgery. A cataract is a clouding or opacification of the human lens ...

[9] nuclear sclerosis (NS), cortical cataract (CC) or posterior subcapsular (PSC), are more prone to occurring in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. Evidence for their association has not been ...

The findings indicated that each method had its strengths in measuring different types of cataracts, such as cortical, nuclear, and posterior subcapsular ... during surgery. The results indicated ...

"Posterior" is the back surface of the lens and "subcapsular" because it is beneath the lens capsule ... it needs further standardization to achieve interobserver agreement. » How to treat cataract?