Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Bilateral cataracts are rarely the initial symptom of diabetes mellitus (DM). Patients with DM who developed cataracts usually have DM for many years. The prevalence of early cataracts in paediatric DM ranges between 0.7 and 3.4%. We report a case of DM diagnosis following onset of blindness due to new bilateral cataracts.Case description: 13-year-old Caucasian girl presented with rapidly declining vision for 2 months. She was blind 2 weeks p...