title: Hypocalcemic cataract.
abstract: A 19-year-old male with advanced renal failure developed bilateral cataracts indistinguishable from those considered characteristic of calcium deficiency. The biochemical findings during the dialysis treatment showed severe hypocalcemic episodes. A hypothetical mechanism to explain this kind of cataract is mentioned.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000150:complications; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium