Cataract, flecked retinopathy, posterior polymorphous dystrophy and corneal arcus juvenilis may be encountered in association with lenticonus anterior that occurs as a part of the Alport syndrome.
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These individuals may present with a unique set of physical characteristics such as xanthelasmas ( yellow deposits of fat underneath the skin often presenting in the nasal portion of the eye ), tendon and tuberous xanthomas, arcus juvenilis ( the graying of the eye often characterized in older individuals ), arterial bruits, claudication, and of course atherosclerosis.
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