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Clinical Spectrum and Genetic Diagnosis of 54 Consecutive Patients Aged 0-25 with Bilateral Cataracts.
Genes - 21 Jan 2021
Bell Suzannah, Malka Samantha, Lloyd Ian Christopher, Moosajee Mariya
Abstract excerpt
Childhood cataract affects 2.5-3.5 per 10,000 children in the UK, with a genetic mutation identified in 50-90% of bilateral cases. However, cataracts can also manifest in adolescence and early adulthood in isolation, as part of a complex ocular phenotype or with systemic features making accurate diagnosis more challenging. We investigate our real-world experience through a retrospective review of consecutive...
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