Long-term Visual Outcome of Methylmalonic Aciduria and Homocystinuria, Cobalamin C Type – Corrected Proof
Objective: To describe the long-term ophthalmologic outcomes of patients with methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria, cobalamin C type (cblC).Design: Retrospective case series.Participants: All patients with cblC referred to the Department of Ophthalmology of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine from 1984 through 2012 were studied. Twelve such patients were identified.Methods: Clinical ophthalmic examinations, neuroimaging, electroretinography, and the results of MMACHC mutation analysis were reviewed retrospectively.Main Outcome Measures: We examined visual acuity, ocular alignment, presence of maculopathy and peripheral retinopathy, optic atrophy, and nystagmus. Photopic and scotopic electroretinograms were reviewed. We examined and compared mutations in the MMACHC gene. Neuroimaging abnormalities were compiled (Read more...)