Congenital cataract

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Congenital cataract

A congenital cataract involves clouding of the lens of the eye that is present at birth.

The number of people born with cataracts is low. Possible causes of congenital cataracts include the following:

• Galactosemia
• Chondrodysplasia syndrome
• Congenital rubella syndrome
• Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
• Pierre-Robin syndrome
• Familial congenital cataracts
• Hallerman-Streiff syndrome
• Lowe syndrome
• Trisomy 13
• Conradi syndrome
• Ectodermal dysplasia syndrome
• Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome

Although many diseases and inherited disorders can lead to congenital cataracts, in most patients, no specific cause can be identified.

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