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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2023

Characteristics of brittle cornea syndrome by multimodal imaging modalities: a case report.

Huixian Wang, Xu Zhang, Xiaowei Gao, Wenjing Li

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Brittle Cornea Syndrome: Molecular Diagnosis and Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huixian WangXinjiang 474 Hospital (the former 474 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army), Beijing Road 754, Urimqi, 830000, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.
Xu ZhangXinjiang 474 Hospital (the former 474 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army), Beijing Road 754, Urimqi, 830000, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.
Xiaowei GaoXinjiang 474 Hospital (the former 474 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army), Beijing Road 754, Urimqi, 830000, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.
Wenjing LiXinjiang 474 Hospital (the former 474 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army), Beijing Road 754, Urimqi, 830000, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. 695213811@qq.com.
People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · CN

Funding

Youth cultivation project from Xinjiang 474 Hospital (the former 474 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army), which supported the scientific research projects. 2021jzbjl020, 2021jzbjl021, 2021jzbjl022 and 2022jzbjl103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA report of a Brittle cornea syndrome (BCS) case with bluish scleral discoloration, keratoglobus, and myopia based on multimodal imaging modalities including in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) and scheimpflug corneal densitometry analysis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 36-year-old Chinese female patient presented with significant bluish discoloration of the sclera in both eyes, extreme corneal thinning with increased corneal curvature, increased central corneal densitometry, and nystagmus. She also had scoliosis, severe osteoporosis, and thyroid disease.

conclusionsTimely diagnosis, early detection, and detailed follow-up are essential for BCS. There has been no report of a BCS evaluation performed by IVCM and corneal densitometry methods thus far in the literature. Furthermore, multimodal imaging can offer a more comprehensive view of BCS and contribute to a deeper understanding of the disease. Interestingly, this is a rare case of BCS in an adult with good vision, an intact cornea, and nystagmus.

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MyopiaNystagmus, PathologicAdultAsian PeopleCorneaEye AbnormalitiesFemaleHumansJoint InstabilityMultimodal ImagingSkin AbnormalitiesBlue scleraBrittle cornea syndromeCase reportCorneal densitometryKeratoglobus

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PMID37710225
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