OCULAR COLOBAMATA IN A FAMILY

Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 17

Abstract

AIM: To identify the proportion of cases affected in a family with ocular colobamata. MATERIAL: Ocular colobomata present in a family METHOD: Visual acuity, Slit lamp examination, Ophthalmoscopy, Fundus Photography, B-Scan, Family members were examined. RESULTS: Family showed poor visual acuity, Iris and Choridal Coloboma without optic disc involvement and normal corneal diameter. CONCLUSION: Ocular coloboma occurring in patients of my study is family and genetically determined.

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Sheetal Baldava, Gopal Kishan M

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  • EP ID EP227375
  • DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/384
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Sheetal Baldava, Gopal Kishan M (2015). OCULAR COLOBAMATA IN A FAMILY. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, 2(17), 2634-2638. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-227375