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Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after LASIK in North America.
Cornea - 1 May 2006
Banning Christopher S, Kim Woon Cho, Randleman J Bradley, Kim Eung Kweon, Stulting R Doyle
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To report the first case of Avellino corneal dystrophy exacerbation after LASIK in a white or North American patient. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: A 25-year-old white female developed progressive corneal opacities after LASIK. Preoperative examination had revealed only subtle white corneal opacities in each eye. The patient's mother had similar corneal opacities. DNA analysis of...
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