Episode 62: Iatrogenic and Metabolic Cataracts

This week we cover the board/OKAP favorite peculiar cataracts caused by various drugs and metabolic conditions.

The image above is a “Christmas tree” cataract.

Image credit: American Academy of Ophthalmology Media Library. Courtesy of Usama Iqbal MRCS Ed (Ophth), Ophthalmology Department, Gujranwala Medical College, Punjab, Pakistan. Link here.

Image caption on AAO website:

“Polychromatic cataract is a feature of myotonic dystrophy.”