Ocular findings in Alport's syndrome

Ophthalmologica. 1983;186(4):204-10. doi: 10.1159/000309287.

Abstract

6 cases of Alport's syndrome with ocular findings are presented and discussed. 4 cases had bilateral anterior lenticonus, one had retinal changes similar to the flecked retina syndrome and 1 case had posterior polymorphous corneal changes, a previously unreported finding. The varied ocular changes presented here all have in common a pathologic process involving the basement membrane or the specialized epithelium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / pathology
  • Eye Diseases / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lens Diseases / pathology
  • Macular Degeneration / pathology
  • Male
  • Nephritis, Hereditary / pathology*
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Retinal Diseases / pathology
  • Vision Disorders / pathology
  • Visual Acuity