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Screening, genetics, risk factors, and treatment of neonatal cataracts.
Birth defects research - 1 Jun 2017
Li Jinyu, Xia Chun-Hong, Wang Eddie, Yao Ke, Gong Xiaohua
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal cataracts remain the most common cause of visual loss in children worldwide and have diverse, often unknown, etiologies. This review summarizes current knowledge about the detection, treatment, genetics, risk factors, and molecular mechanisms of congenital cataracts. We emphasize significant progress and topics requiring further study in both clinical cataract therapy and basic lens research. Advances in...
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