Cerulean (Blue-Dot) Cataract in a Young Ethiopian Patient: A Case Report

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In general, pediatric cataracts significantly impact the child’s visual development and their family, both emotionally and financially. However, certain developmental cataracts, like blue dot cataracts, are innocuous and will not cause visual morbidity. Cataract Cerulean (Blue dot) cataract Ethiopia Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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