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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Case report
Transient bilateral cataract during intensive glucose control: a case report
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2017
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Background
Cataracts are generally known to occur in hyperglycemic conditions in diabetic patients. In this case, cataract occurred in the course of glucose level control in a patient who had been in a hyperglycemic state.
Case presentation
A 42-year-old Korean man who had uncontrolled diabetes for more than a year presented with bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts, which developed within days of initiating antihyperglycemic therapy. With control of his serum glucose level for several weeks, the cataracts regressed.
Conclusions
Transient cataracts can develop during the hypoglycemic state; prompt surgery should be deferred.