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Case Reports
. 2003 Jan;87(1):119-20.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.1.119.

Congenital trichomegaly (Oliver-McFarlane syndrome): a case report with 9 years' follow up

C Haritoglou, G Rudolph, P Kalpadakis, K P Boergen
Case Reports

Congenital trichomegaly (Oliver-McFarlane syndrome): a case report with 9 years' follow up

C Haritoglou et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The patient at 5½ years of age. Note the fine, whitish, and sparse scalp hair (A). The eyelashes are long and curled upwards (trichomegaly) (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chorioretinal degeneration with aggregation of the retinal pigment epithelium on both eyes at the age of 5½ years (A, B). Nine years later, a progression of the chorioretinal degeneration was observed (C, D).
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