MH is a 73-year-old man who presented to his ophthalmologist with the complaint of reduced vision in his left eye over several months. Examination found visual acuity OD of 20/30 and OS of 20/50. Slit-lamp examination showed mild nuclear sclerosis in both lenses and a dense sectorial cortical cataract in the superior nasal quadrant of the left lens. The fundus could not be seen in this area due to the lens opacity.
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(2008). Ciliary Body Melanoma and Sector Cataract. In: Clinical Ophthalmic Echography. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75244-0_3
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