Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hi , Thanks for your story. I am sorry to hear it, but it is comforting to hear your family has no history of muscular dystrophy even with so many members with early cataracts. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing- I'm a walking example of that! I haven't ever taken corticosteroids. I'm sorry your eyes have given you so much trouble recently. I'm finding cataracts to be quite annoying already, and I guess it will have to get worse before I have surgery. Best wishes for all of your amazing family, Martha (MA) > > This is interesting.... My grandmother and my father both had cataracts > pretty young, my brother and sister were both born with cataracts, I've > had cataracts for a number of years (I'm 38) and both my son and my > brother's daughter were born with cataracts. So it's definitely > something that runs in the family. So far none of us have ended up > with muscular dystrophy, so hopefully it's a different sort of cataract > causing gene! > > I also found this: > " Non-age-related cataracts might be caused by trauma to the eye, use of > certain medications such as corticosteroids, exposure to radiation or > ultraviolet light, or metabolic disturbances, such as diabetes. In > addition, some people are born with cataracts. " > > here: http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/956868358.html > > I know my cataracts got worse after only a couple months of prednisone > post transplant, so if you've had to take steroids for your UC or > something, that could be to blame, even if it wasn't for a long time. > > athan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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