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The vanishing golden fundus: visualizing the Mizuo–Nakamura phenomenon in GRK1-associated Oguchi disease in a child

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Fig. 1: Fundus photographs demonstrating the Mizuo-Nakamura phenomenon in GRK1-associated Oguchi disease (Oguchitype 2).

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    Vipin Rana

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India

    Rupak Roy

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Unit Hospital, Sashastra Seema Bal, Maharajganj, India

    Amit Nandan Tripathi

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Concepts: Vipin Rana, Rupak Roy. Definition of intellectual content: Amit Nandan Tripathi. Literature search: Amit Nandan Tripathi. Clinical studies: Vipin Rana, Rupak Roy. Data acquisition: Amit Nandan Tripathi. Manuscript preparation: Vipin Rana. Manuscript editing: Amit Nandan Tripathi. Manuscript review: All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Rana, V., Roy, R. & Tripathi, A.N. The vanishing golden fundus: visualizing the Mizuo–Nakamura phenomenon in GRK1-associated Oguchi disease in a child. Eye (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-026-04389-1

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