Rapidly progressing bilateral cataracts in a patient with beta thalassemia and pellagra

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1659-1661

  Athanasiadis, Ioannis ^a   Konstantinidis, Aristeidis ^a   Kyprianou, Ioannis ^a   Robinson, Rosemary ^a   Moschou, Vaia ^a   Kouzi Koliakos, Kokkona ^a  

^a WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; NICOTINIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PELLAGRA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CATARACT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; NIACIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PELLAGRA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 34548126455     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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