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photocataractogenesis
ultraviolet photocataractogenesis
clouding (opacification) of the lens resulting in a cataract
Note 1 to entry: Photocataractogenesis results in most cases from chronic exposure to excessive ultraviolet radiant energy incident upon the lens.
Note 2 to entry: Cataracts can also be produced by acute over-exposure to an excimer laser beam.
Note 3 to entry: This entry was numbered 17-888 and 17-1365 in CIE S 017:2011.