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doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S11905.
Bilateral sporadic aniridia: review of management
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- DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S11905
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Bilateral sporadic aniridia: review of management
Clin Ophthalmol.
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- Clin Ophthalmol. 2011;5:1107. Afolabi, Adeyinka A [corrected to Afolabi, Adebimpe A]; Ashaye, Adebimpe O[corrected to Ashaye, Adeyinka O]
Abstract
Purpose: To report a rare case of bilateral sporadic aniridia in an African child and review the management modalities.
Presentation: We report a case of bilateral sporadic aniridia with horizontal nystagmus, axial cataract optic disc, and fovea hypoplasia in a 5-year-old female patient. She was managed conservatively. Various modalities of treatment are reviewed.
Keywords: aniridia; cataract; fovea hypoplasia and optic disc hypoplasia; glaucoma; keratopathy; nystagmus; sporadic; syndrome; tattooing.
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Shows the right eye of the patient with rudimentary iris, large pupillary space and cataract.
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