Ant-egg cataract. A study of a family with dominantly inherited congenital (ant-egg) cataract, including a histological examination of the formed elements.
A family with "ant-egg" cataract in three generations is described. The cataract is congenital, probably of autosomal dominant inheritance. Light microscopy of the ant-eggs showed that they are made up of a peripheral zone of lens material and a large almost homogenous centre. Element analysis by X-ray spectrophotometry showed a high content of calcium and phosphorus in the centre. The cataract has been easy to operate on and the postoperative visual results have been good.
D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium