Unilateral Morgagnian cataract.
Morgagnian cataract is a hypermature lens in which the cortex liquifies and the dense nucleus sinks inferiorly. Aside from the total reduction of vision, serious sequelae may result. This report is of a unilateral Morgagnian cataract of unknown etiology for which a dilated pupil facilitated the differential diagnosis between cataract types.
D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male