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Why did a 25 yr old from iran have a cataract?
9 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Congenital: Usually congenital, either due to bad genes or infection in the womb. Trauma, iritis too. Those are the most common.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Many reasons: Reasons for cataracts in the young are traumatic (blunt, electric, chemical) congenital (galactosemia, rubella) , medications (radiation, steroids), diseases (diabetes, autoimmune, behcets, tuberculosis, glaucoma, uveitis). Too many to list. A cause should be sought and systemic associations evaluated.
Answered 11/23/2016
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