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Recovery of Vision following Enzyme Replacement Therapy in a Patient with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II, Hunter Syndrome
- Source :
- Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 186-194 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- S. Karger AG, 2019.
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Abstract
- We analyzed the effects of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) on the visual acuity and visual fields of a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis type II, Hunter syndrome, with degeneration of the retina and abnormalities of the optic nerve. After the ERT, there was an improvement of the visual acuity and visual fields and an improvement of the activities of daily living. Despite the late onset of Hunter syndrome in this patient, ERT was still able to improve the visual function. We conclude that ERT should be considered regardless of the age of the manifestations of the signs and symptoms of Hunter syndrome.
- Subjects :
- congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Visual acuity
genetic structures
Vision
Idursulfase
Case Report
Late onset
01 natural sciences
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Ophthalmology
Recovery
medicine
0101 mathematics
Retina
business.industry
010102 general mathematics
nutritional and metabolic diseases
Hunter syndrome
Enzyme replacement therapy
medicine.disease
eye diseases
Ophthalmology
medicine.anatomical_structure
lcsh:RE1-994
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Optic nerve
medicine.symptom
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16632699
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e190ef8ea25f5490dce6ca9f03302574
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000500804