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Regression of macular edema with topical brinzolamide and nepafenac alone and identification of a novel gyrate atrophy mutation.
Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia - 1 Jan 2000
Çavdarlı Cemal, Şahlı Esra, Çavdarlı Büşranur, Alp Mehmet Numan
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Gyrate atrophy is a rare metabolic autosomal recessive disorder caused by ornithine aminotransferase enzyme deficiency that leads to characteristic progressive, degenerative chorioretinal findings. Patients complain mostly of low vision, night blindness, and peripheral vision loss. Posterior subcapsular cataract, myopia, choroid neovascularization, and intraretinal cysts may be accompanying factors related to...
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