Corneal crystals in nephropathic cystinosis: Natural history and treatment with cysteamine eyedrops

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 100-120

  Gahl, William A ^a   Kuehl, Ernest M ^b   Iwata, Fumino ^b   Lindblad, Anne ^c   Kaiser Kupfer, Muriel I ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Crystals; Cysteamine; Cystinosis; Deletion; Ocular; Photophobia

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; EYE DROPS; MERCAPTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; CRYSTAL; CYSTINOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033808653     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.2000.3062     Document Type: Article

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