OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF ALKAPTONURIA

Course overview

ALKAPTONURIA IS A METABOLIC DISORDER THAT RESULTS IN HARMFUL ABNORMAL DEPOSITS IN VARIOUS TISSUES THROUGHOUT THE BODY DUE TO DISRUPTED TYROSINE METABOLISM. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE DISORDER'S ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS, PARTICULARLY ITS OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS. IT ALSO ADDRESSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.