Stickler Syndrome Type 1 with Cornea Perforation: A Case Report
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 11
Abstract
Ophthalmologic anomalies are the most characteristic and most serious manifestations of the Stickler syndrome. In the eye, abnormalities of vitreous gel architecture associated with high myopia and retinal detachment is described. There is a substantial risk of retinal detachment. Here in we report a rare association of Stickler Syndrome with megalocornea and lagophthalmos which lead to cornea perforation.
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Nurul AM, Sunder R
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