Ocular changes in some progressive hereditary nephropathies
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Abstract
Ocular involvement is a common feature of three herediatary nephropathies: cystinosis, nephronophthisis and Alport's syndrome. The follow-up of 25 cases of infantile cystinosis over a period of 26 years demonstrated that the corneal and retinal epithelium were affected in the same way as the kidney epithelium. Corneal involvement induced photophobia and discomfort, but actual blindness was mainly due to retinal involvement, and therefore no corneal graft was performed. The use of topical cysteamine appears to be promising, but its production raises many questions so no definitive conclusions may be made. Since 1965, 51 patients with nephronophthisis have had ocular examinations; all patients had characteristic clinical symptoms and histological findings. The first group, which consisted of 18 children, all under 10 years of age, was found to have obvious chorioretinal degeneration. The second group, which consisted of 11 children, had a normal ocular examination and normal electroretinogram (ERG). The third group, consisting of 22 children, had a normal clinical examination but ERG tracings with variable alterations. In 28 instances of Alport's syndrome, two types of ocular abnormalities have been observed. In six cases, an anterior lenticonus was noted, which caused a major decline in visual acuity. Retinopathy, which did not affect vision, was observed in 13 cases.
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Cystinosis Nephronophthisis Alport's syndrome Corneal deposits Tapeto-retinal degeneration Senior-Löken SyndromePreview
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