cataract

(noun)

a disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness

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Examples of cataract in the following topics:

  • Kidney Transplant

    • Prednisolone suppresses the immune system, but its long-term use at high doses causes a multitude of side effects, including glucose intolerance and diabetes, weight gain, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, hypercholesterolemia, and cataract formation.

  • Galactosemia and Glycogen Storage Disease

    • In individuals with galactosemia, the enzymes needed for further metabolism of galactose are severely diminished or missing entirely, leading to toxic levels of galactose 1-phosphate in various tissues as in the case of classic galactosemia, resulting in hepatomegaly (an enlarged liver), cirrhosis, renal failure, cataracts, brain damage, and ovarian failure.