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ArticleJCEM case reports2026

Cataracts as the presenting symptom of type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Felicia Cooper, Jamie Ikeda, Mauri Carakushansky

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Article in JCEM case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Felicia CooperDepartment of Endocrinology, Nemours Children's Health, Orlando, FL 32827-7884, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8554-3252
Jamie IkedaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nemours Children's Health, Orlando, FL 32827-7884, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-3181
Mauri CarakushanskyDepartment of Endocrinology, Nemours Children's Health, Orlando, FL 32827-7884, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7125-7135

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) usually presents in the pediatric population as weight loss, polyuria, polydipsia, and, occasionally, with abdominal pain, vomiting, and Kussmaul breathing consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis. In this case report, we describe a 17-year-old boy presenting with fatigue and bilateral blurry vision, found to have hyperglycemia and subsequent DM on a laboratory draw before cataract surgery commenced. This patient also had an added complication of pseudophakic cystic macular edema of both eyes after uncomplicated cataract removal, which has not been described in previous case reports of pediatric patients with DM.

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PMID42027589
PMCPMC13100655

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