
Alport syndrome, characterized by renal failure, hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities due to collagen type IV gene mutations, exhibits distinctive ocular manifestations in the various ocular tissues including the cornea, lens, and retina. Ophthalmological examinations, providing noninvasive visibility of basement membrane anomalies caused by collagen type IV mutations, can have a role in Alport syndrome diagnostics. Lenticonus, macular fleck, and other abnormalities also can serve as indicators of inheritance patterns and predictors of severe mutations or early-onset renal failure. Recognizing these manifestations in advance enables timely surgical intervention, potentially improving long-term visual outcomes. This review highlights the ocular features in Alport syndrome and contributes to the understanding of the relationships among ocular abnormalities as well as the genotype-phenotype correlations in Alport syndrome. In these ways, hopefully, it will guide further research and help to inform the development of clinical strategies.
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