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. 2020 Apr;8(4):e1155.
doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1155. Epub 2020 Jan 27.

Survey of Ehlers-Danlos Patients' ophthalmic surgery experiences

Anita Louie  1 , Catherine Meyerle  2 , Clair Francomano  3 , Divya Srikumaran  2 , Farhan Merali  2 , Jefferson J Doyle  2 , Kraig Bower  2 , Lara Bloom  4 , Michael V Boland  2 , Nicholas Mahoney  2 , Yassine Daoud  2 , Eric L Singman  2
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Survey of Ehlers-Danlos Patients' ophthalmic surgery experiences

Anita Louie et al. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a rare disease affecting approximately 1 in 5,000 people. Although ophthalmic conditions associated with EDS have been described, little data exist concerning ophthalmic surgical outcomes experienced by EDS patients.

Methods: Patients with EDS were surveyed via the EDS Society and asked about their ophthalmic surgical experiences including procedure, complications, and the timing with respect to receiving the EDS diagnosis. Complications were confirmed as such by subspecialists.

Results: Of 579 respondents, 467 reported confirmed EDS, and 112 of those had an ophthalmic procedure, including refractive surgery, cataract/lens surgery, retinal surgery, strabismus surgery, oculoplastic surgery, corneal surgery, and laser surgery for glaucoma. The rate of confirmed complications was: 23%-refractive, 33%-lens/cataract, 33%-retina, 59%-strabismus, 23%- oculoplastics, 0%-cornea, and 25%-glaucoma laser. In addition, 76% of patients underwent surgery prior to the EDS diagnosis.

Conclusions: Patients with EDS may have elevated risk of postoperative ophthalmic surgical complications. It would seem reasonable to systemically and prospectively explore how patients with EDS respond to ophthalmic surgery. Furthermore, it would seem circumspect to ask surgical candidates patients about whether they carry a diagnosis of EDS or have signs and symptoms of EDS prior to surgery.

Keywords: Ehlers-Danlos; complication; eye; ophthalmology; surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.

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