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Secondary glaucoma in patients with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Mar 2003
Kimura Akira, Ando Eiko, Fukushima Mikiko, Koga Takahisa, Hirata Akira, Arimura Kazue, Ando Yukio, Negi Akira, Tanihara Hidenobu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the clinical features and surgical outcomes of the treatment of secondary glaucoma associated with transthyretin (TTR)-related familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP). DESIGN: Retrospective case study. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-nine Japanese patients with FAP. METHODS: For all patients, measurement of best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and visual fields as well as slitlamp and...
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