title: Transient bilateral cataract during intensive glucose control: a case report.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Departmemt of Ophthalmology, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Marennae-ro 9, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04451, South Korea. jhp4736@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jung Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human
keywords: Case report; Cataract; Diabetes; Glucose control; Hyperopic shift; Osmotic stress