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