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[Inherited retinal diseases in Germany-Challenges in health care supply structure and diagnostics].
Die Ophthalmologie - 1 Dec 2023
Bolz Hanno J, Kochs Constanze L, Holz Frank G, Bucher Franziska, Herrmann Philipp
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BACKGROUND: Inherited retinal diseases (IRD) are rare eye diseases and pose high diagnostic challenges. A care structure with few highly specialized centers in Germany, misdiagnosis due to the lack of molecular genetic testing, and a lack of a central registry lead to a lack of reliable information on the prevalence and distribution of IRDs in Germany. METHODS: Based on clinical data from an ophthalmological...
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