Oil Droplet Cataract

Oil Droplet Cataract is seen commonly in

A. Diabetes Mellitus

B. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

C. Thalassemia

D. Galactosemia

ANSWER

D. Galactosemia

Galactosemia follows which mode of inheritance

A. Autosomal Recessive

B. Autosomal Dominant

C. X-linked Dominant

D. X-linked Recessive

ANSWER

A. Autosomal Recessive,
Galactosemia follows an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.

Accumulation of which compound within the lens cells leads to cataract in Galactosemia?

A. Lactitol

B. Dulcitol

C. Mannitol

D. Lactulose

ANSWER

B. Dulcitol,
Accumulation of dulcitol – within the lens cells leads to increased intracellular osmotic pressure and fluid influx into the lens which cause cataract in Galactosemia.
Dulcitol -is a galactose reduction product

All of the following are correct about Oil drop Cataract EXCEPT.

A. Bilateral lens changes

B. “Oil droplet” appearance on retroillumination

C. Lenticular Hypermetropia

D. May progress to total opacification of the lens

ANSWER

C. Lenticular Hypermetropia

Lenticular myopia is seen

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

Oil Droplet Cataract