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Causes of Cataracts

This section discusses 230 medical conditions causing Cataracts. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Cataracts:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Cataracts. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Causes of Cataracts listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Cataracts as a symptom include:

 

- (Source - Diseases Database)

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Cataracts:

The following list of conditions have 'Cataracts' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Symbols

  • 18p minus syndrome ... cataracts
  • 2q deletion ... cataracts

    A

  • Absent corpus callosum - cataract - immunodeficiency ... cataracts
  • Acanthocytosis ... cataracts
  • Adolescent cataract and infertility syndrome ... cataracts
  • Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy ... cataracts
  • Alport Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Alport syndrome with leukocyte inclusions and macrothrombocytopenia ... congenital cataracts
  • Andogsky's syndrome ... cataracts
  • Arachnodactyly - ataxia - cataract - aminoaciduria - mental retardation ... congenital cataracts

    B

  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 1 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 10 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 11 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 12 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 2 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 3 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 4 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 5 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 6 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 7 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 8 ... cataracts
  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 9 ... cataracts
  • Bhaskar-Jagannathan syndrome ... cataracts

    C

  • Cat Eye Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Cataract - aberrant oral frenula - growth delay ... cataracts
  • Cataract dental syndrome ... congenital cataracts
  • Cataract, alopecia, sclerodactyly ... cataracts
  • Cataract, autosomal recessive congenital 2 ... congenital cataracts
  • Cataract, congenital, with microcornea or slight microphthalmia ... congenital cataracts
  • Cataract, microphthalmia and nystagmus ... congenital cataracts
  • Cataract-glaucoma ... cataracts
  • CCFDN ... congenital cataracts
  • Cennamo-Gangemi syndrome ... cataracts
  • Cerebellum agenesis - hydrocephaly ... cataracts
  • Chemical poisoning - Dinitrophenol ... cataracts
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata ... cataracts
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata, non rhizomelic type ... cataracts
  • Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Rhizomelic type ... cataracts
  • Chondrodystrophia calcificans congenita ... cataracts
  • Chondrodystrophia punctata, autosomal dominant ... cataracts
  • Chorea, remitting with nystagmus and cataracts ... cataracts
  • Chromosome 1, 1p36 deletion syndrome ... cataracts
  • Chromosome 10p deletion syndrome ... cataracts
  • Chromosome 11, deletion 11p ... Congenital cataracts, Cataracts
  • Chromosome 12, Isochromosome 12p Mosaic ... cataracts
  • Chromosome 12p tetrasomy syndrome ... cataracts
  • Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome ... cataracts
  • Chromosome 15q, trisomy ... Cataracts
  • Chromosome 2, monosomy 2q ... Cataracts
  • Chromosome 21q, partial deletion ... cataracts
  • Chromosome 6p partial duplication ... cataracts
  • Classic galactosemia ... cataracts
  • Cockayne syndrome type 1 ... cataracts
  • Congenital Toxoplasmosis ... cataracts
  • Conradi-Huenermann Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Conradi-Hunermann syndrome ... cataracts
  • Crome syndrome ... congenital cataracts

    D

  • Deafness - cataracts - skeletal anomalies ... cataracts
  • Deafness progressive cataract autosomal dominant ... cataracts
  • Deletion 11p ... Congenital cataracts, Cataracts
  • Deletion 2q ... Cataracts
  • Disorder of Cornification 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) ... cataracts
  • DOC 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) ... cataracts

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia ... cataracts
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Beasley Cohen type ... cataracts
  • Emanuel syndrome ... cataracts

    F

  • Fabry's Disease ... cataracts
  • Fechtner syndrome ... congenital cataracts
  • Flynn-Aird syndrome ... cataracts
  • Francois dyscephalic syndrome ... cataracts

    G

  • Galactosemia I ... cataracts
  • Galactosemia III ... cataracts
  • Gottron's syndrome ... cataracts

    H

  • Herpes, Neonatal - Mucocutaneous and Ocular Infection ... cataracts
  • Hornova-Dlurosova syndrome ... congenital cataracts
  • Hypoparathyroidism familial isolated ... cataracts

    I

  • IBIDS syndrome ... congenital cataracts
  • Ichythosiform Erythroderma with Leukocyte Vacuolation ... cataracts
  • Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder ... cataracts

    K

  • Kniest dysplasia ... cataracts
  • Krause syndrome ... cataracts

    L

  • Lanzietri syndrome ... congenital cataracts
  • Low-level radiation exposure ... cataracts
  • Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome ... cataracts

    M

  • Marshall syndrome ... cataracts
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, Armfield type ... cataracts
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, Seemanova type ... cataracts
  • Microcephaly, hiatal hernia and nephrotic syndrome ... cataracts
  • Microphthalmis, isolated, with cataract 1 ... congenital cataracts
  • Microphthalmis, isolated, with cataract 4 ... congenital cataracts
  • Monosomy 1p36 ... cataracts
  • Mucoepithelial dysplasia, Witkop type ... cataracts
  • Muscle-eye-brain syndrome ... cataracts
  • Myotonic Dystrophy ... cataracts
  • Myotonic dystrophy, type 2 ... cataracts

    N

  • Nathalie syndrome ... cataracts
  • Nephrosis neuronal dysmigration Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Neu-Laxova Syndrome ... cataracts

    O

  • Oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation ... cataracts
  • Oculodentoosseous dysplasia recessive ... cataracts
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta congenita, microcephaly, and cataracts ... cataracts
  • Osteopetrosis lethal ... cataracts

    P

  • Pallister Killian Mosaic Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Pallister Mosaic Syndrome Tetrasomy 12p ... cataracts
  • Pena-Shokeir syndrome Type 2 ... cataracts
  • PIBIDS syndrome ... congenital cataracts
  • Plasmalogenes synthesis deficiency isolated ... cataracts
  • Plasmalogens synthesis deficiency isolated ... cataracts
  • Premature aging, Okamoto type ... cataracts
  • Proximal myotonic dystrophy ... cataracts

    R

  • Refsum Disease ... cataracts
  • Refsum disease with increased pipecolic acidemia ... cataracts
  • Retinis pigmentosa - deafness - hypogenitalism ... cataracts
  • Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, type 1 ... cataracts
  • Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, type 2 ... cataracts
  • Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, type 3 ... cataracts
  • River Blindness ... cataracts
  • Rubella congenital syndrome ... Cataracts
  • Rubinstein-Taybi like syndrome ... cataracts

    S

  • Schäfer syndrome ... congenital cataracts
  • Siegler-Brewer-Carey syndrome ... cataracts
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 1 (SGBS1) ... cataracts
  • Spastic paraplegia 9, autosomal dominant ... cataracts
  • Spinal muscular atrophy - Dandy-Walker complex - cataracts ... cataracts
  • Storm syndrome ... cataracts

    T

  • TORCH Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Trichothiodystrophy - sun sensitivity ... cataracts
  • Triglyceride storage disease with impaired long-chain fatty acid oxidation ... cataracts

    U

  • Unusual facies, osteosarcoma and malformation syndrome ... cataracts

    V

  • Van Bogaert disease ... cataracts
  • Van Bogaert's disease ... cataracts
  • Van Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein Disease ... cataracts
  • Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis - Teratogenic Agent ... cataracts
  • Verloes Van Maldergem Marneffe syndrome ... Cataracts
  • Vitreoretinal degeneration ... Cataracts
  • Vitreoretinochoroidopathy dominant ... Cataracts

    W

  • WAGR Syndrome ... congenital cataracts, cataracts
  • Walker-Warburg Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Warburg Sjo Fledelius syndrome ... Cataracts
  • Wellesley Carmen French syndrome ... Cataracts
  • Wellesley-Carman-French Syndrome ... cataracts
  • Werner syndrome ... cataracts
  • Whitaker syndrome ... Cataracts
  • Wilkie Taylor Scambler syndrome ... Cataracts
  • Wilms tumor - aniridia - genitourinary anomalies - mental retardation ... congenital cataracts

    X

  • Xanthomatosis cerebrotendinous ... cataracts
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 7 ... cataracts

    Z

  • Zellweger Syndrome ... congenital cataracts

    Conditions listing medical complications: Cataracts:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Cataracts' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Aging ... cataracts
  • Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome ... Cataracts

    B

  • Brain cancer ... cataracts

    C

  • Chemical poisoning - Titanium ... cataracts

    D

  • Down Syndrome ... Cataracts

    F

  • Familial Granulomatosis, Blau type ... cataracts
  • Familial, Systemic, Juvenile Granulomatosis ... cataracts

    G

  • Granulomatous arthritis of childhood ... cataracts

    M

  • Marfan syndrome ... cataracts

    P

  • Pediatric granulomatous arthritis ... cataracts

    S

  • Sarcoidosis ... cataracts
  • Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies ... cataracts

    More Information About Cataracts

    List of 230 causes of Cataracts

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Cataracts in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Cataracts

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Cataracts as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 110 drug side effect causes of Cataracts]

    Medical Textbooks about Cataracts

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Cataracts. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Cataracts (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • Cataract
    • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
     

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