Ocular abnormalities and complications in anterior megalophthalmos: a case series
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Anterior megalophthalmos.
We describe a 36-year-old female who suffered from presenile cataract (nuclear sclerosis and posterior subcapsular opacity, with more-severe disease in the right eye than in the left) and report the use of some ophthalmologic examinations to evaluate the anatomic structures and visual functions of both eyes. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy showed increasing horizontal and vertical corneal diameters (14...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-018-0329-3