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Which type of congenital cataract presents with a disc of opacity involving the fetal and embyonal nucleus with many white dots looking like dust?

A
Lamellar cataract
B
Punctate cataract
C
Pulverulent cataract
D
Coronary cataract
High-Yield Explanation
Cataract centralis pulverulenta (Embryonic nuclear cataract) -It has dominant genetic trait and occurs due to inhibition of the lens development at a very early stage and thus, involves the embryonic nucleus. -The condition is bilateral and is characterised by a small rounded opacity lying exactly in the centre of the lens. -The opacity has a powdery appearance (pulverulenta) and usually does not affect the vision.

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