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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 30;12(4):e230167.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230167.

Multicoloured lenticular opacities in a case of cerulean cataract

Devesh Kumawat  1 , Navarosh Jayaraman  1 , Pranita Sahay  1 , Parijat Chandra  1
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Case Reports

Multicoloured lenticular opacities in a case of cerulean cataract

Devesh Kumawat et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cataract; pediatrics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
(A) Diffuse light slit lamp photograph of the right eye shows bluish-white opacities throughout the lens forming concentric layers. (B) Slit examination of the same eye with multicoloured opacities marked with numbers: white (1), blue (2), greenish-blue (3), grey (4) and red (5).
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