Hypocalcaemic cataract as a presenting symptom of renal insufficiency.
A young man of 17 years presented with bilateral reduced vision because of cataracts. Investigations showed a low level of serum calcium along with other evidence of renal failure. The cataracts were mainly in the posterior pole (cupulliform); faint peripheral cortical opacities were also present--in the form of about a dozen half-loops straddling the equator and extending about half way towards the axial centre of the lens.
D000293:Adolescent; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male