Diseases

Capsule Opacification

Clouding or loss of transparency of the posterior lens capsule, usually following CATARACT extraction.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Clouding or loss of transparency of the posterior lens capsule, usually following CATARACT extraction.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Secondary Cataract
  • Capsule Opacifications
  • Cataract, Secondary
  • Cataracts, Secondary
  • Opacification, Capsule
  • Opacifications, Capsule
  • Secondary Cataracts

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Lens, Crystalline/pathology (1985-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Capsule Opacification. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058442. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058442
  2. Capsule Opacification. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54971415