Chronic clinical course of two patients with severe corneal dystrophy caused by homozygous R124H mutations in the betaig-h3 gene.

Kaji, Y; Amano, S; Oshika, T; Usui, T; Kitagawa, M; Mimura, T; Matsubara, M · Am J Ophthalmol · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

To report the chronic clinical course of two patients with homozygous R124H mutations in the betaig-h3 gene. Case reports. Two patients with homozygous R124H mutations in the betaig-h3 gene developed severe juvenile corneal opacities that required keratoplasty. After surgery, corneal opacities recurred and limited the recovery of visual acuity in the chronic follow-up. In patients with homozygous R124H mutations in the betaig-h3 gene, recurrence of corneal opacities after keratoplasty limits the recovery of visual acuity in the chronic follow-up.

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