Clinical Practice: A Proposed Standardized Ophthalmological Assessment for Patients with Cystinosis
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Clinical Practice: A Proposed Standardized Ophthalmological Assessment for Patients with Cystinosis
Cystinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disease with an incidence of approximately 1 case per 100,000-200,000 live births. Over the years, gaining in-depth knowledge of the disease has led to vast improvement in patient life expectancy. However, debilitating, extra-renal manifestations such as eye disease, in particular corneal crystal deposition and its associated photophobia, still occur fre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmology and Therapy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2193-8245,2193-6528
DOI: 10.1007/s40123-017-0089-3