Fig. 38. A. Sutural cataract in the fetal nucleus of a lens of a 3-year-old girl. Note the dense white opacification of the anterior Y suture and the lighter, finer opacity involving the inner portion of the fetal nucleus. The white spherical opacity above the Y cataract is the reflection of the flash lamp used for the photography. Interestingly, in this case the sutural cataract, while remaining approximately the same size, was observed to be less dense when photographed 12 years later (B). (Donaldson DD: The Crystalline Lens. St. Louis, CV Mosby, 1976)