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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar 14:6:64-66.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2017.03.004. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in anterior lenticonus due to Alport syndrome

Alexander C Barnes  1 , Allen S Roth  2
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Case Reports

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in anterior lenticonus due to Alport syndrome

Alexander C Barnes et al. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Purpose: We describe a case of bilateral anterior lenticonus in a patient with Alport syndrome treated with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS).

Observations: FLACS was performed without complication, and a desirable postoperative visual acuity was achieved.

Conclusions and importance: Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is an effective approach for managing patients with anterior lenticonus secondary to Alport syndrome.

Keywords: Alport syndrome; Anterior lenticonus; Cataract surgery; Femtosecond laser.

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Anterior segment optical coherence tomography images obtained from the LenSx© laser system (Alcon Laboratories) using the SoftFit™ interface (Alcon Laboratories), which show anterior lenticonus of the right (A) and left (B) eye.
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