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Title: | Reversibility of cataracts in diabetes |
Author: | Sanz Sender, Silvia Lillo, Juan Arruga Ginebreda, Jordi |
Keywords: | Diabetis Complicacions de la diabetis Cataractes Diabetes Diabetes complications Cataract |
Issue Date: | 19-Nov-2008 |
Publisher: | Hindawi |
Abstract: | [Letter to the Editor ] The article by Ramkumar and Basti[1] describes the acute onset of a bilateral cataract related to the onset of diabetes, and the eventual reversal of the lens opacities after accomplishing a fall in blood glucose levels with insulin therapy. Reports of this ocular manifestation of diabetes, also called "acute sugar cataract", are scarce[2]. The development of a reversible lens opacification in human diabetics is associated with changes in the lens hydration producing oedema, vacuole formation, and increased membrane permeability[3]. In addition, other mechanisms, such as oxidative stress, are involved.... |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2008.151 |
It is part of: | Scientific World Journal, 2008, vol. 8, p. 1148-1149 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/127575 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2008.151 |
ISSN: | 1537-744X |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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