Publication Date: 2024/02/22
Abstract: Aim: To present a rare case of childhood ocular cystinosis. Case Report: We report a case of 10 years old girl with ocular cystinosis presented with the complain of photophobia, watering, sometimes redness and foreign body sensation. On ophthalmic examination visual acuity was 6/6 in both eyes and slit-lamp examination reveals fine cystine crystal deposition in both corneal. Rest of the ocular examination was unremarkable. Conclusion: Cystinosis is a rare Autosomal recessive disorder which is basically characterised by deposition of amino acid cystin within lysosome that damages various organs and tissues mainly kidney and eyes. A multidisciplinary approach icluding ophthalmologist, nephrologist can manage a case of cystinosis.
Keywords: Cystine Crystals, Corneal Deposists, Photophobia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10691555
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