Advanced Biomedical Research
Niemann–Pick Disease Type C Associated with Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis
Document Type : CASE REPORT
Authors
Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
In this study, we report a 26-year-old female case of Niemann–Pick disease type C in association with Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis who was admitted with the complaint of ocular pain and redness following trauma. She had mild inflammatory signs and also vertical ocular motility limitations.
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