This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Complications of cataract

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

Other than the obvious disadvantage of the poor vision through the opaque lens, there are two important complications, seen particularly in the hypermature lens:

  • secondary glaucoma
  • lens-induced uveitis

Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page