OCULAR PRESENTATION OF MARFAN SYNDROME- DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 18
Abstract
BACKGROUND Marfan syndrome is an inherited systemic connective tissue disorder primarily associated with skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular pathology. Clinically affected persons have overgrowth of the long bone, thickening of atrioventricular valve and lens dislocation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A hospital-based clinical study was carried out on patients complaining of diminished vision in the Outpatient Department of Ophthalmology, Patna Medical College and Hospital. Patients of all age group with inclusive criteria of Marfan syndrome were studied. RESULTS This syndrome has no ethnic or gender preference and shows high penetrance but variable expression, both interfamilial and intrafamilial clinical variation is common. CONCLUSION The ocular complications commonly occur in Marfan syndrome as bilateral spontaneous posterior lens dislocation, retinal detachment and secondary glaucoma.
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Shashi Shekhar Prasad, Umesh Prasad Bhadani, Ranjeet Kumar
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