Abstract
Hypoparathyroidism is a disorder characterized by hypocalcemia. Premature cataract is one of the signs of hypoparathyroidism, but it is very rare. The present text is a case report of a rare case of a new pattern of bilateral cataracts associated with hypocalcemia secondary to uncontrolled hypoparathyroidism. The patient is a 30-year-old male with a chief complaint of progressive, painless vision loss and tearing in both eyes and photophobia in the left eye for the past 10 months and paresthesia, muscle spasms, and tingling for 2 years before referral. He had a history of hypoparathyroidism disorder that was undertreated with medication. Central posterior subcapsular cataract in both the eyes had been diagnosed. He underwent cataract surgery of the left eye under topical anesthesia. The visual acuity improved from 20/40 to 20/20 postoperatively, and the patient did not have any visual symptoms. This case is the first report of cataract with feathery opacity pattern reported with high-quality imaging from a patient. This feathery opacity pattern may explain the difference in the morphology of this patient's cataracts from others.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_21
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 15(3), 389-392
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Jafari, R., Kamali, M., & Rad, M. M. (2022). A new pattern of bilateral cataracts associated with hypocalcemia secondary to uncontrolled hypoparathyroidism. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 15(3), 389-392. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_21
MLA 9
Jafari, Reza, et al. "A new pattern of bilateral cataracts associated with hypocalcemia secondary to uncontrolled hypoparathyroidism." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 15, no. 3, 2022, pp. 389-392. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_21.
Chicago (author–date)
Jafari, Reza, Mahsa Kamali, and Marzieh Movahedi Rad. 2022. "A new pattern of bilateral cataracts associated with hypocalcemia secondary to uncontrolled hypoparathyroidism." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 15 (3): 389-392. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_21.
Harvard
Jafari, R., Kamali, M. and Rad, M. M. (2022) 'A new pattern of bilateral cataracts associated with hypocalcemia secondary to uncontrolled hypoparathyroidism', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 15(3), pp. 389-392. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_21.
Vancouver
Jafari R, Kamali M, Rad MM. A new pattern of bilateral cataracts associated with hypocalcemia secondary to uncontrolled hypoparathyroidism. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022;15(3):389-392. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_21
IEEE
R. Jafari, M. Kamali, and M. M. Rad, "A new pattern of bilateral cataracts associated with hypocalcemia secondary to uncontrolled hypoparathyroidism," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 389-392, 2022, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_21.