Part A courtesy of Bradford Tannen, MD; part B courtesy of Debra J. Shetlar, MD.
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Ocular Pathology/Oncology
Morgagnian cataract. A, The brunescent nucleus has sunk inferiorly within the liquefied cortex. Arrows mark the superior edge of the nucleus. B, The lens cortex has liquefied, leaving the lens nucleus (asterisk) floating free within the capsular bag. C, Artifactitious, sharply angulated clefts (arrows) are present in this nuclear sclerotic cataract. A zone of morgagnian globules (M) is visible