Category: Cataract

PHOTO ESSAY: Unilateral Christmas Tree Cataract

PHOTO ESSAY: Unilateral Christmas Tree Cataract

by | Aug 17, 2023 | ,

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A Christmas tree cataract is a rare, unique form of lens opacity. It typically appears as a group of several highly refractile colorful opacities that resemble ornaments decorating a Christmas tree, giving rise to its descriptive name. They are usually asymptomatic and discovered on routine examination. This case describes a patient with a Christmas tree cataract in the right eye.

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