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From: Autophagy-lysosome pathway alteration in ocular surface manifestations in Fabry disease patients

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ā€œCornea verticillata and conjunctival vessels tortuosityā€ Slit lamp bio-microscopy image of a patient with FD showing the presence of cornea verticillata (a), a yellowā€“brown, whorl-like opacity caused by the storage of glycolipids within the basal corneal epithelial cells, and the increased tortuosity and aneurysmal dilatations of conjunctival vessels caused by accumulation of glycosphingolipids in the endothelial cells (b). Healthy cornea (c) and conjunctival vessels (d) of a control subject

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