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The ceruloplasmin, skull magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and abdominal ultrasound results accorded with hepatolenticular degeneration. Ocular examinations revealed corneal Kayser-Fleischer (K-F) ring, sunflower-like cataract, retinal osteocyte-like pigmentation, bilateral atrophy of outer retina, cystoid macular edema (CME), and tubular vision in both eyes. Phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation was performed in the right and left eye, but there was limited improvement in her visual acuity. Whole exome sequencing (WES) detected a deleterious homozygous mutation in the <jats:italic>ATP7B<\/jats:italic> gene related to WD, and a homozygous mutation in the <jats:italic>CNGA1<\/jats:italic> gene very likely to cause RP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>We reported the first case of concurrent WD and RP. WES detected two pathogenic gene mutations, <jats:italic>ATP7B<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>CNGA1<\/jats:italic>. 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