The importance of early diagnosis of Stickler syndrome: Finding opportunities for preventing blindness

The importance of early diagnosis of Stickler syndrome: Finding opportunities for preventing blindness

Stickler Syndrome (SS) is a significant cause of retinal blindness in children. The immediate cause of blindness is retina detachment from giant retinal tear (GRT). It is frequently diagnosed late and the giant retinal tear (GRT) may be complicated by high-grade proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)...

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Main Authors: Michael J Shapiro, Michael P Blair, Mark A Solinski, David L Zhang, Sayena Jabbehdari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Diagnosis
early onset myopia
primary care
prophylaxis
surveillance
Online Access:http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2018;volume=8;issue=4;spage=189;epage=195;aulast=Shapiro

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