Klinika Oczna

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1/2025 vol. 127
Review article

Mucopolysaccharidosis in children as seen through the eyes of an ophthalmologist

  1. Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, M. Konopnicka University Pediatrics Center, Independent Public Healthcare Center – Central Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland
KLINIKA OCZNA 2025, 127, 1: 1-5
Online publish date: 2024/07/09
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Mucopolysaccharidosis is a rare, genetically determined metabolic disease. It arises from abnormalities related to the absence or deficiency of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans. Glycosaminoglycans are involved in the metabolic processes of living organisms. Disturbances in lysosomal metabolism causes their accumulation in body tissues and organs, accompanied by pathological symptoms including characteristic general and visual changes. There is no causal (genetic) therapy for mucopolysaccharidosis. Treatment is exclusively symptomatic. Available therapeutic modalities include enzyme replacement therapy and bone marrow transplantation. Ophthalmological treatment comprises correction of refractive errors and other conservative and surgical methods aimed to improve the ocular condition.
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