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Patients with hypoparathyroidism are at increased risk for cataract, in particular posterior subcapsular cataract. We present a case of a 25-year-old woman with a history of bilateral cataract surgery noted to have basal ganglia calcifications on imaging and hypocalcemia. She was subsequently diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism. Symptoms of cataract include blurry or double vision, faded colors, halos around light, sensitivity to light, glare, and decreased night vision. Hypoparathyroid patients with these symptoms should be referred to an ophthalmologist for slit-lamp examination. Definitive treatment of cataract is surgical.
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Eytan, S.B., Cusano, N.E. (2020). Hypoparathyroidism and Cataract. In: Cusano, N. (eds) Hypoparathyroidism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29433-5_11
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