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Rapid progression of bilateral cataracts in a patient with atopic dermatitis

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Bilateral cataracts developed within a few weeks in a 28-year-old man with atopic dermatitis. The patient denied ocular trauma and use of corticosteroid ointment at that time. His cataracts phogressed during remission of the skin lesions. We believe that rap---progression of cataracts associated with atopic dermatitis is uncommon.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, 930-01, Toyama, Japan

    Yoshio Iwasa MD, Seiji Hayasaka MD, Yasunori Nagaki MD, Mayumi Okada MD & Kiyotaka Kitagawa MD

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Iwasa, Y., Hayasaka, S., Nagaki, Y. et al. Rapid progression of bilateral cataracts in a patient with atopic dermatitis. Ann Ophthalmol 32, 13–14 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-000-0003-8

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