title: CT appearance of a traumatic cataract.
abstract: We describe a case of a traumatic cataract that presented on CT as a hypodense lens with a hyderdense rim. The finding reflects the pathogenesis of this entity: a capsular tear and consequent entry of fluid into the lens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Segev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reider-Groswasser
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed