title: Drug-induced cataracts.
abstract: Cataracts are crystalline lens opacities leading to a loss of visual acuity. Cataracts mainly affect the elderly, and are more or less incapacitating depending on their intensity and location. Cataracts are irreversible. They are rarely drug-related but can be caused by a wide variety of medications. The most frequently implicated drugs are corticosteroids, even after local or inhaled treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids