Interactive On-Line Self-Assessment Program for Ophthalmology Residents

Sample Question- Feedback: Posterior subcapsular cataract

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Note the large cells known as Wadl or bladder cells (w). Note also the large number of epithelial cell nuclei (some of these are marked by arrows) along the posterior capsule. Normally, no evidence of epithelium is detected posterior to the equator of the lens.