Giant macular hole in Alport syndrome.
METHODS
A 29-year-old woman with Alport syndrome presented with unilateral visual deterioration over an 8-year period. She had the rare ocular complication of a giant macular hole. She developed a small macular hole in the other eye.


CONCLUSIONS
The ocular features of Alport syndrome are described, including proposed mechanisms for hole formation.
Rahman
Waheeda
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Ophthalmology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom. waheedarahman2002@yahoo.co.uk
Banerjee
Somnath
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity