Cataracts are categorized by age into which of the following groups?

Cataracts are categorized by age into which of the following groups?

• A. Congenital
• B. Cortical
• C. Morgagnian
• D. Axial

Answer: (A)

Cataracts classified by age are about when the opacity first appears. Congenital cataracts are present at birth or develop in infancy, often due to genetic or developmental factors. The other terms describe the lens’s appearance or stage of progression rather than the age at onset: cortical refers to opacities in the lens cortex, Morgagnian describes a hypermature stage with cortex liquefaction, and axial isn’t a standard age-based category. So, among these options, congenital is the age-based group.

Cataracts classified by age are about when the opacity first appears. Congenital cataracts are present at birth or develop in infancy, often due to genetic or developmental factors. The other terms describe the lens’s appearance or stage of progression rather than the age at onset: cortical refers to opacities in the lens cortex, Morgagnian describes a hypermature stage with cortex liquefaction, and axial isn’t a standard age-based category. So, among these options, congenital is the age-based group.