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. 2009 Jun 30:3:45-7.
doi: 10.2174/1874205X00903010045.

Morning glory syndrome associated with posterior lenticonus

Xiao-Guang Cao  1 , Xiao-Xin Li, Yong-Zhen Bao
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Morning glory syndrome associated with posterior lenticonus

Xiao-Guang Cao et al. Open Neurol J. .

Abstract

The clinical features of the morning glory syndrome (MSG) are demonstrated in a 12-year-old male patient with the posterior lenticonus in the left eye. This patient had retinal detachment in the left eye. A complete ocular examination was performed and the patient underwent a pars plana vitrectomy of the left eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed the posterior lenticonus with the posterior subcapsular opacities in the left eye. The fundus showed the symptoms of MGS. The discs were pink and deeply excavated, surrounded by a ring of chorioretinal pigmentary disturbance. The retina has remained reattached for six months after surgery. Although most cases of MGS present with retinal and vitrea abnormalities, it may also occur in association with the lens anomalies, including the posterior lenticonus and subcapsular cataract. This association may be helpful to explore the pathogenesis of MGS.

Keywords: Morning glory syndrome; posterior lenticonus..

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Fig. (1)
Fig. (1)
The posterior lenticonus photograph of the left eye. The slit beam on the posterior lens surface is more curved than usual (arrow).
Fig. (2)
Fig. (2)
The post-operative funduscopic photograph of the left eye. The optic disc is enlarged and excavated. A tuft of whitish tissue is present in the centre of the disc. There are peripapillary pigmentary changes and the retinal vessels emerge from under the central tissue and run a straight course toward the periphery of the retina.
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