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cataract
vr.tr.cataract · thing-q127724
Let an agent explain cataract in general terms and point to eye care services, routing sudden vision changes to urgent care and giving no diagnosis.
Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.STA
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Urgent Sudden changes.
Sudden
Vision loss.
Sudden
Sudden vision changes.
- Is vision loss sudden, painful or accompanied by flashes or a curtain? boundary
- Which urgent eye or emergency service should be contacted? action
Diagnosis
Eye examination.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis limit.
- Is the user asking the agent to diagnose their vision? boundary
- How can they book an eye test? action
Condition General information.
What
Explanation.
What
Explanation.
- What is a cataract, according to reliable health sources? provenance
- What are common risk factors? provenance
Children
Congenital cataract.
Children
Children.
- Is a child with a white pupil reflex being seen urgently by a specialist? boundary
- Which service should be contacted? action
Treatment Surgery.
Surgery
General terms.
Surgery
Surgery.
- What does cataract surgery involve, in general terms? definition
- How is referral arranged here? provenance
Recovery
After surgery.
Recovery
Recovery.
- What aftercare do clinicians usually give? provenance
- Which symptoms after surgery need urgent review? boundary
Living Daily life.
Driving
Rules.
Driving
Driving rules.
- Do driving vision standards apply, and must the authority be told? provenance
- Where is the official guidance? provenance
Support
Sight loss support.
Support
Sight loss support.
- Which organisations support people with sight loss? provenance
- What aids are available? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- diabetic cataract, metabolic disease with cataract, cataract 45, cataract 32 multiple types, cataract 8 multiple types, cataract 42, cataract 41, cataract 13 with adult i phenotype, cataract 30, cataract 25, cataract 5 multiple types, cataract 7
What it is Filled
A clouding of the lens of the eye that causes blurred or dim vision, glare and faded colours, most often age-related but also congenital, traumatic or linked to diabetes or medicines; commonly treated by surgery that replaces the lens.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain cataract in general terms and point to eye care services, routing sudden vision changes to urgent care and giving no diagnosis.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Clouding of the lens
- Usually gradual
- Very common with age
- Treatable by surgery
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose a cataract for a specific person.
- Recommend eye drops or remedies claimed to dissolve cataracts.
- Advise a person with impaired vision that they are safe to drive.
- Share a person's eye health data without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Treatment and surgery decisions.
May
- Explain cataracts and treatment options in general terms.
- Help a person find eye care services.
Moral aspects Filled
- Cataract is a leading cause of blindness that is treatable, but access to surgery is unequal.
- Untreated cataract leads to falls and loss of independence.
Who is affected
- Patients
- Older people
- Road users
Owners Filled
Steward
The person, with their eye care clinician.
Master systems
- Patient health records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1225194 - registry parent class
- Q18553990 - registry parent class
related
- lens disease - category
- eye lens - anatomy
- cataract surgery - treatment
- cataract (waterfall) - another sense
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.cataract
- Wikidata: Q127724 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127724)
- ICD-11: 9B10 age-related cataract
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Gradual blurring and glare
- Diagnosed by eye examination
- Cataract as a waterfall is a different sense
- A cloudy or milky lens, sometimes visible in the pupil in advanced cases.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain what cataract is in general terms
- find eye tests and referral routes
- understand surgery in general terms
- find driving vision rules
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Ignoring sudden vision loss
- Agents diagnosing eye conditions
- Driving with poor vision
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Clinical guidelines for cataract surgery
- Driving vision standards
Context of use required Filled
- A common, treatable cause of vision loss.
- age-related cataract
- congenital cataract
- traumatic cataract
- diabetic and secondary cataract
- inherited cataract types
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q127724: cataract - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Cataract - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should cataract types be separate entries?
- How should eye services be localised?
- How should the waterfall sense be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q127724/spec.json