Anterior subcapsular cataracts: a review of potential etiologies
Flach, A.J.; Peterson, J.S.; Dolan, B.J.
Annals of Ophthalmology 17(1): 78-80
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886 PMID: 3977225 Document Number: 243311
Photographs of amiodarone-induced anterior subcapsular lens opacities and axial punctate lens opacities are presented and compared for the first time. The similarities and differences between these lens opacities and phenothiazine-induced lens opacities are discussed. Potential etiologies for anterior subcapsular cataracts are reviewed. The biomicroscopic techniques required to appreciate subtle lens opacities are mentioned. The importance of recognizing and recording subtle lens opacities is discussed.