Anterior polar cataract 2 (medical condition): A rare, dominantly inherited type of cataract which is characterized by small opacities on the front surface of the eye lens. Vision is usually not affected and the cataract is not associated with any other abnormalities. Type 1 is caused by a genetic defect on chromosome 17p13.
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Anterior polar cataract 2:
»Introduction: Anterior polar cataract 2
»Symptoms of Anterior polar cataract 2
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Anterior polar cataract 2:
Anterior polar cataract 2 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Anterior polar cataract 2, or a subtype of Anterior polar cataract 2,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Anterior polar cataract 2 (medical condition): See Anterior polar cataract 2 (disease information).
»Introduction: Anterior polar cataract 2
»Symptoms of Anterior polar cataract 2
Source - NIH
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