Kayser-Fleischer Ring evaluation in Wilson's Disease in a tertiary eye care centre of Nepal
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Unilateral Kayser-Fleischer ring.
A patient is presented who had unrecognised Wilson's disease. He had developed a clinically obvious Kayser-Fleischer ring in only one eye. The eye without the corneal ring had been injured in childhood and had a low intraocular pressure. Possible mechanisms for formation of a Kayser-Fleischer ring are reviewed and the lack of Kayser-Fleischer ring in this case is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Chitwan Medical College
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2091-2889,2091-2412
DOI: 10.3126/jcmc.v4i3.11934