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Case Reports
. 2024 Jan 4;12(1):e8417.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8417. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Subacute-onset cataract in a 29-year-old man with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy: A case report

Lu Chen  1   2 , Yueyang Zhong  1   2 , Jingjie Xu  1   2 , Qiuli Fu  1   2 , Ke Yao  1   2
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Subacute-onset cataract in a 29-year-old man with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy: A case report

Lu Chen et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

This case report aims to emphasize that subacute occurrence of nuclear cataract might be one of the underestimated manifestations of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, thus periodical ophthalmologic examinations are recommended.

Keywords: case report; cataract; mitochondrial encephalomyopathy; ocular manifestation.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Head computed tomography (CT) scan revealing calcification in bilateral basal ganglia.
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Slit lamp photograph of the left eye (LE) (A, C) and the right eye (RE) (B, D) demonstrating dense 3+ nuclear cataract in the LE and 1+ nuclear cataract in the RE.
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B‐scan ultrasonography of the left eye (LE) (A) and the right eye (RE) (B) revealed no characteristic changes.
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Slit lamp photograph of the left eye (LE) at 1 month after the cataract surgery.
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Optical coherence tomography of the left eye (LE) at 1 month after the cataract surgery.
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