Cataract brunescens results due to deposition of –
Correct Answer: Urochrome
Description: In nuclear senile cataract, there may or may not be associated with deposition of pigment urochrome and/or melanin derived from amino acids in the lens.
Commonly observed pigmented nuclear cataracts are amber, brown (cataract brunescens) or black (cataract nigra) and rarely reddish(cataract Rubra) in colour.
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