The gray, off-white color of the lens in this dilated pupil displays the appearance typical of cataract. This undilated pupil displays the gray-white appearance of a cataractous lens. In normal vision, objects are clear and in focus. Blurry vision, including the dulling of colors, is a classic finding in cataract.
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Cataracts  Information for adults

Picture of Cataracts: The gray, off-white color of the lens in this dilated pupil displays the appearance typical of cataract. Divider line
The gray, off-white color of the lens in this dilated pupil displays the appearance typical of cataract.
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Yanoff Myron, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 2nd ed, p. 275. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 2004.

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