Deterioration of Avellino corneal dystrophy in a Chinese family after LASIK

AIM: To reveal the importance of TGFBI gene screening for candidates with a family history of corneal disease or granular opacities in corneal stroma before refractive surgery. METHODS: A 37-year-old male (proband) underwent bilateral laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in 2002, with right...

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Main Authors: Xue Jiang, Hong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://ies.ijo.cn/en_publish/2021/6/20210602.pdf