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Case Reports
. 2011 May;82(5):306-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2010.11.015.

Sturge-Weber syndrome and glaucoma

Lindsay Basler  1 , Joseph Sowka
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Case Reports

Sturge-Weber syndrome and glaucoma

Lindsay Basler et al. Optometry. 2011 May.

Abstract

Background: Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) belongs to a group of disorders known as the phakomatoses. It is characterized by congenital hamartomatous malformations involving the eye, skin, and central nervous system. Several ocular complications are associated with SWS, including glaucoma.

Case: A 66-year-old black man presented with a history of SWS and previously diagnosed glaucoma.

Conclusion: Clinicians need to be aware of cutaneous, neurologic, and ocular complications of this condition. However, glaucoma is the most common ocular complication of SWS.

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