Multiple phototherapeutic keratectomy treatments in a Chinese pedigree with corneal dystrophy and an R124L mutation: a 20-year observational study

Multiple phototherapeutic keratectomy treatments in a Chinese pedigree with corneal dystrophy and an R124L mutation: a 20-year observational study

Abstract Background To investigate the efficacy and safety of repeated phototherapeutic keratectomies (PTKs) during long-term treatment for corneal dystrophy (CD) in a Chinese pedigree carrying the R124L mutation in TGFBI. Methods This was a retrospective review of 20-year medical and genetic record...

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Main Authors: Li Zeng, Jing Zhao, Yingjun Chen, Jianmin Shang, Aruma Aruma, Xingtao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Phototherapeutic keratectomy
Corneal dystrophy
R124L mutation
TGFBI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-019-1167-1

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