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. 1988 Jan;72(1):62-4.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.72.1.62.

Norrie's disease in an Asian family

D G Harendra de Silva  1 , D B de Silva
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Norrie's disease in an Asian family

D G Harendra de Silva et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1988 Jan.

Abstract

Norrie's disease, a congenital progressive oculo-acoustico-cerebral degenerative condition, is a sex linked recessive disorder. Previously described as atrophia oculi congeneti, it is associated with bilateral pseudotumour of the retina, lens, and corneal opacities, and phthisis bulbi. Some patients develop progressive deterioration of mental function and hearing. We report a Sri Lankan family with typical features of Norrie's disease.

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