Anterior lenticonus associated with Alport syndrome
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Anterior lenticonus and Alport's syndrome.
A case of anterior lenticonus is reported in a 26 year old man with hemorrhagic nephritis related to familial Alport's syndrome. Anterior lenticonus is seen only as a part of Alport's syndrome. The authors describe its clinical, histologic and therapeutic aspects. They also discuss the other ocular manifestations, the nephritis and the sensorineural deafness.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_400_18