Niemann–Pick Disease Type C Associated with Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis

Document Type : CASE REPORT

Authors
Farzan Kianersi
Seyed Ali Sonbolestan
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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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2017, December
December 2017
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