A 9-year-old child with cataracts in both eyes

Presenting symptom

• A 9-year-old child was referred to an eye doctor for decreased vision over several months
• The eye doctor found a cataract in each eye

Questions and tests found additional problems

• Child had suffered from diarrhea
• Parents had also been informed that their child had a nonverbal learning disorder
• Blood tests were suggestive of CTX

Early referral and the right care stopped CTX from getting worse

• Cataract surgery fully corrected the child's vision
• Patient was referred to specialists at Oregon Health and Sciences University and received the right care
• 6 years later, patient had no new CTX symptoms