Ocular manifestations of Gaucher disease: case report and literature review

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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.v30n3a05

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fluorescein angiography, Gaucher Disease, mutation, ocular manifestation, ophthalmology, retinal disease, tomography optical coherence

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with Gaucher disease (GD) type 3b, with a homozygous GBA gene mutation (c.1448T > C p.L483P) (L444P). Ocular findings characteristic of this mutation are described, including vitreous condensation and macular edema. To our knowledge this is the first case reported in Colombia with these characteristics. A review of the ocular manifestations of this disease is also presented. 

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Author Biographies

Juan Carlos Mejía-Turizo, Bolivarian Pontifical University

Resident of Ophthalmology Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.

Sebastián Rojas-Múnera, Bolivarian Pontifical University

Ophthalmologist of Pontificia Bolivariana University. 

 

Sebastián Reinaldo Orrego-Betancur, Bolivarian Pontifical University

Ophthalmology Resident of Pontificia Bolivariana University. 

Carlos Mario Franco-Echeverri, Pontificia Bolivariana University

Ophthalmologist of Pontificia Bolivariana University, Medelin, Colombia. 

 

Kevin Arango-Simoni, Pontificia Bolivariana University

Ophthalmologist, Pontificia Bolivariana University, Medellín, Colombia.

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2017-07-04

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Mejía-Turizo JC, Rojas-Múnera S, Orrego-Betancur SR, Franco-Echeverri CM, Arango-Simoni K. Ocular manifestations of Gaucher disease: case report and literature review. Iatreia [Internet]. 2017 Jul. 4 [cited 2025 Feb. 8];30(3):297-308. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/26728

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