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Chapter-050 Metabolic Diseases and Congenital Abnormalities Affecting the Ocular Surface

BOOK TITLE: Copeland and Afshari's Principles and Practice of Cornea (2 Volumes)

Author
1. Zein Wadih M
2. Mokhtarzadeh Maryam
ISBN
9789350901724
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11777_50
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
23
Author Affiliations
1. National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
2. National Eye Institute/National, Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Chapter keywords
Metabolic and congenital disorders, ocular surface lesions, cystinosis, tyrosinemias, alkaptonuria, amyloidosis, hyperuricemia, xeroderma pigmentosum, systemic mucopolysaccharidoses, mucolipidosis, conjunctival biopsy, corneal transplantation

Abstract

The ocular surface is often affected by organ-specific or systemic diseases of a congenital or metabolic nature. This chapter gives a review on metabolic and congenital disorders showing ocular surface manifestations of each disorder. It also provides a synopsis of selected diseases with the extensive tables that will summarize the different disorders as well as inheritance pattern, gene/locus, enzyme product, corneal manifestations and treatment. The metabolic and congenital disorders that affect ocular surface discussed are cystinosis, tyrosinemias, alkaptonuria, amyloidosis, GOUT (hyperuricemia), xeroderma pigmentosum, systemic mucopolysaccharidoses and mucolipidosis.

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