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[Macular hole and Alport's syndrome]
R Rodríguez-Gil1, M A Gil-Hernández, A Afonso-Rodríguez
1Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España. gilorio_79@hotmail.com
Case Report:
We present the clinical cases of two male patients of 38 and 39 years, diagnosed with Alport's syndrome, who suffered a bilateral macular hole and a giant unilateral macular hole with retinal thinning in the other eye, respectively.
Discussion:
Alport's syndrome is a genetic disorder characterised by mutation of genes encoding type IV collagen, the main component of the internal limiting membrane, a structure identified in basal membrane of the retinal pigment epithelium-Brüch's membrane complex. This alteration can influence the predisposition to macular holes.
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