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Acquired Bilateral Cataracts

MedGen UID:
768665
•Concept ID:
C3640025
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Cataracts in both eyes that result from the aging process, an injury, or as a manifestation of a systemic disorder. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcquired Bilateral Cataracts

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Identification of pathogenic genetic variants in patients with acquired early-onset bilateral cataracts using next-generation sequencing.
Fox JC, Dutta R, Nihalani BR, Ponte A, Talsness DM, VanderVeen DK, Steiner RD, Freedman SF
J AAPOS 2024 Feb;28(1):103808. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.11.011. PMID: 38216115
Outbreak of Bilateral Endophthalmitis After Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery.
Bjerager J, Leegaard Holm DM, Holm L, Faber C, Bate A, Christakopoulos C, Solborg Bjerrum S
JAMA Ophthalmol 2023 Nov 1;141(11):1075-1078. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4637. PMID: 37856103Free PMC Article
Delayed Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) in children after sight-recovery.
Martinelli A, Bianchi B, Fratini C, Handjaras G, Fantoni M, Trabalzini F, Polizzi S, Caputo R, Bottari D
Neuropsychologia 2021 Dec 10;163:108089. Epub 2021 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108089. PMID: 34801518
The hypoattenuating ocular lens on CT is not always due to cataract formation.
Pemberton S, Odom TF, Dittmer KE, Kopke MA, Marshall JC, Poirier VJ, Owen MC
Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2020 Mar;61(2):147-156. Epub 2019 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/vru.12828. PMID: 31825152
Strabismus in pediatric lens disorders.
Spanou N, Alexopoulos L, Manta G, Tsamadou D, Drakos H, Paikos P
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2011 May-Jun;48(3):163-6. Epub 2010 Jun 23 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100618-05. PMID: 21608524

Diagnosis

Identification of pathogenic genetic variants in patients with acquired early-onset bilateral cataracts using next-generation sequencing.
Fox JC, Dutta R, Nihalani BR, Ponte A, Talsness DM, VanderVeen DK, Steiner RD, Freedman SF
J AAPOS 2024 Feb;28(1):103808. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.11.011. PMID: 38216115
Outbreak of Bilateral Endophthalmitis After Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery.
Bjerager J, Leegaard Holm DM, Holm L, Faber C, Bate A, Christakopoulos C, Solborg Bjerrum S
JAMA Ophthalmol 2023 Nov 1;141(11):1075-1078. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4637. PMID: 37856103Free PMC Article
Gaze following requires early visual experience.
Zohary E, Harari D, Ullman S, Ben-Zion I, Doron R, Attias S, Porat Y, Sklar AY, Mckyton A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022 May 17;119(20):e2117184119. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117184119. PMID: 35549552Free PMC Article
Delayed Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) in children after sight-recovery.
Martinelli A, Bianchi B, Fratini C, Handjaras G, Fantoni M, Trabalzini F, Polizzi S, Caputo R, Bottari D
Neuropsychologia 2021 Dec 10;163:108089. Epub 2021 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108089. PMID: 34801518
Childhood Glaucoma Profile in a Brazilian Tertiary Care Center Using Childhood Glaucoma Research Network Classification.
Lopes NL, Gracitelli CPB, Rolim-de-Moura C
J Glaucoma 2021 Feb 1;30(2):129-133. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001712. PMID: 33086262

Therapy

Outbreak of Bilateral Endophthalmitis After Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery.
Bjerager J, Leegaard Holm DM, Holm L, Faber C, Bate A, Christakopoulos C, Solborg Bjerrum S
JAMA Ophthalmol 2023 Nov 1;141(11):1075-1078. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4637. PMID: 37856103Free PMC Article
Risk factors for damage in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in Asians: a case control study.
Sit JKK, Chan WKY
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2018 Sep 10;16(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0271-8. PMID: 30201026Free PMC Article
Pediatric cataract surgery in National Eye Centre Kaduna, Nigeria: outcome and challenges.
Umar MM, Abubakar A, Achi I, Alhassan MB, Hassan A
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2015 Jan-Mar;22(1):92-6. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.148356. PMID: 25624681Free PMC Article
Ten-year etiologic review of Chinese children hospitalized for pediatric cataracts.
Song Z, Zhao D, Lv C, Pu W, Xiao W
Eye Sci 2014 Sep;29(3):138-42. PMID: 26011968
Pseudophakic erythropsia.
Bennett LW
J Am Optom Assoc 1994 Apr;65(4):273-6. PMID: 8014369

Prognosis

Delayed Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) in children after sight-recovery.
Martinelli A, Bianchi B, Fratini C, Handjaras G, Fantoni M, Trabalzini F, Polizzi S, Caputo R, Bottari D
Neuropsychologia 2021 Dec 10;163:108089. Epub 2021 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108089. PMID: 34801518
Profile of childhood glaucoma at a tertiary center in South India.
Senthil S, Badakere S, Ganesh J, Krishnamurthy R, Dikshit S, Choudhari N, Garudadri C, Mandal AK
Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Mar;67(3):358-365. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_786_18. PMID: 30777953Free PMC Article
Risk factors for damage in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in Asians: a case control study.
Sit JKK, Chan WKY
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2018 Sep 10;16(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0271-8. PMID: 30201026Free PMC Article
Results of late surgical intervention in children with early-onset bilateral cataracts.
Ganesh S, Arora P, Sethi S, Gandhi TK, Kalia A, Chatterjee G, Sinha P
Br J Ophthalmol 2014 Oct;98(10):1424-8. Epub 2014 May 30 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304475. PMID: 24879807Free PMC Article
Pediatric aphakic contact lens wear: rates of successful wear.
Moore BD
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1993 Jul-Aug;30(4):253-8. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19930701-08. PMID: 8410577

Clinical prediction guides

Identification of pathogenic genetic variants in patients with acquired early-onset bilateral cataracts using next-generation sequencing.
Fox JC, Dutta R, Nihalani BR, Ponte A, Talsness DM, VanderVeen DK, Steiner RD, Freedman SF
J AAPOS 2024 Feb;28(1):103808. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.11.011. PMID: 38216115
Gaze following requires early visual experience.
Zohary E, Harari D, Ullman S, Ben-Zion I, Doron R, Attias S, Porat Y, Sklar AY, Mckyton A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022 May 17;119(20):e2117184119. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117184119. PMID: 35549552Free PMC Article
Delayed Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) in children after sight-recovery.
Martinelli A, Bianchi B, Fratini C, Handjaras G, Fantoni M, Trabalzini F, Polizzi S, Caputo R, Bottari D
Neuropsychologia 2021 Dec 10;163:108089. Epub 2021 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108089. PMID: 34801518
Risk factors for damage in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in Asians: a case control study.
Sit JKK, Chan WKY
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2018 Sep 10;16(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0271-8. PMID: 30201026Free PMC Article
Down's syndrome and early cataract.
Haargaard B, Fledelius HC
Br J Ophthalmol 2006 Aug;90(8):1024-7. Epub 2006 May 3 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.090639. PMID: 16672328Free PMC Article

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