Medical Dictionary: Secondary cataract

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Secondary cataract: Another name for Fuchs' Dystrophy.
Secondary cataract (condition): Cataract-like vision problems from corneal deposits.

Secondary cataract: Fuchs' dystrophy is a slowly progressing disease that usually affects both eyes and is slightly more common in women than in men. Although doctors can often see early signs of Fuchs' dystrophy in people in their 30s and 40s, the disease rarely affects vision until people reach their 50s and 60s.¹

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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI

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