Four Cases of Hereditary congenital Cataract in One Family.

Jeon, Gyu Bae; Kim, Young Taek; Oh, Sook

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1988;29(5):951-955.
Published online May 1, 1988.

Four Cases of Hereditary congenital Cataract in One Family.

Gyu Bae Jeon, Young Taek Kim, Sook Oh

Department of Ophthalmology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Chonnam, Korea.

한 가족에서 발생한 선천성 백내장 4 예

김영택(Young Taek Kim),전규배(Gyu Bae Jeon),오숙(Sook Oh)

Abstract

The congenital cataracts are lens opacity which are present at birth or within 3 months after birth. The pathogenesis of congenital cataract is no less varied and complex than that of adult-onset or senile lens opacification, but most of etiology is unknown. Inheritance can play a major role in their etiology and the most mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant. However, the possibility of preventing the disease in future generation through genetic counseling give the ophthalmologist responsibility in the recognition and classification of congenital lens opacities. We experienced hereditary congenital cataract, and so we reported these patients with review of literatures.