Ocular manifestations and surgical results in patients with Alport syndrome
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2009
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We report the ocular manifestations of Alport syndrome and the surgical results in 4 patients. All 4 patients had anterior lenticonus; 2 also had posterior lenticonus in both eyes, 3 had flecked retina, and 1 had posterior polymorphous dystrophy. In both eyes of the 4 patients, phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation was performed to treat anterior and posterior lenticonus. The postoperative visual acuity was excellent in all patients. We recommend phacoemulsification with IOL implantation as a safe and effective procedure in patients with lenticonus secondary to Alport syndrome. © 2009 ASCRS and ESCRS.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Lens Diseases , Lens Implantation, Intraocular , Nephritis, Hereditary , Phacoemulsification , Retinal Diseases , Vision Disorders , Visual Acuity , adult , Alport syndrome , anterior lenticonus , article , capsulotomy , case report , clinical feature , cornea dystrophy , female , flecked retina , human , lens disease , phacoemulsification , posterior lenticonus , posterior polymorphous dystrophy , priority journal , retina disease , treatment outcome , visual acuity