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Nuclear cataract

Known as: cataracts nuclear, nuclear sclerosis, sclerosis nuclear 
A nuclear cataract is an opacity or clouding that develops in the lens nucleus. That is, a nuclear cataract is one that is located in the center of… 
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Age-related cataractCATARACT, COPPOCK-LIKECataract, Zonular Pulverulent 1Embryonal nuclear cataract (disorder)

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Nuclear non-senile cataract

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Review
2011
Review
2011
The ageing lens and cataract: a model of normal and pathological ageing
  • R. MichaelA. Bron
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B…
  • 2011
  • Corpus ID: 9981319
Cataract is a visible opacity in the lens substance, which, when located on the visual axis, leads to visual loss. Age-related… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
The Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation from Space: A Review
Abstract This paper presents a critical review of a number of popular methods that have been developed to retrieve cloud and… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Development of cataract and associated risk factors: the Visual Impairment Project.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate risk factors for the development of cataract in Australian residents. METHODS A total of 3721… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Age-related nuclear cataract-oxidation is the key.
Review
2000
Review
2000
Age-Related Nuclear Cataract: A Lens Transport Problem
Age-related nuclear cataract is a major cause of blindness. It is characterised by opacification and colouration in the centre of… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The epidemiology of cataract in Australia.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
An impediment to glutathione diffusion in older normal human lenses: a possible precondition for nuclear cataract.
Human age-related nuclear cataract is associated with progressive and widespread oxidation of proteins, particularly in the… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Risk factors for age-related cataracts.
Cataracts, the world's leading cause of blindness, are an enormous public health problem in both developing and industrialized… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Assessment of cataracts from photographs in the Beaver Dam Eye Study.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Nuclear sclerosis after vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membranes.
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