Pellucid marginal degeneration coexistent with cornea plana in one member of a family exhibiting a novel KERA mutation
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- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 89 (11) , 1538-1540
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2005.073510
Abstract
Twelve individuals from a Saudi nuclear family were studied after institutional review board approval and family informed consent had been obtained from the family. Clinical findings and diagnoses are summarised in figures 1 and 2, and table 1. Only one family member (patient 4) had a history of progressive visual difficulty over the last several years, and this was due to an increasing astigmatic refractive error. Axial lengths and keratometry readings were recorded using the Zeiss IOL-Master (2001 model), and corneal topography was performed using the Bausch & Lomb Orbiscan 2Z (2002 model).Keywords
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