Question

Small, bluish punctate opacities of the peripheral cortex. What eye condition is described by the information?

A) Cerulean cataract
B) Posterior polar cataract
C) Anterior subcapsular cataract
D) Posterior subcapsular cataract
E) Lenticonus

Answer 1

The eye condition described is Cerulean cataracts, where the cataract diffuses light, and parallel laser light is required for retina repairs to focus accurately on the retina.

Step-by-step explanation:

The eye condition described by 'Small, bluish punctate opacities of the peripheral cortex' is known as Cerulean cataracts (Option A). A cataract represents cloudiness in the lens of the eye, which can disperse or diffuse light, often leading to vision impairment. When considering laser eye surgery where laser light is shone into a relaxed normal-vision eye to repair a tear, the laser rays must be parallel to accurately focus onto the retina, facilitating spot-welding of the retina to the back of the eye without damaging other parts of the eye structure.