Article
[Stickler syndrome with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment].
Nippon Ganka Gakkai zasshi - 1 May 2010
Watanabe Hiroka, Kohzaki Kenichi, Kubo Hiroyuki, Okano Kiichiro, Watanabe Akira, Tsuneoka Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Stickler syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by various disorders of the eyes and the connective tissues throughout the body. It can arise from a mutation in the collagen associated gene. We present a case of Stickler syndrome with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. CASE: A 10-years-old boy was referred to us with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the right eye. His family...
Topics
- Child
- Cleft Palate
- Eye Diseases
- Fibrillar Collagens
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Injections, Intraocular
- Male
- Mutation
- Myopia
- Nose
- Retinal Detachment
- Scleral Buckling
- Silicone Oils
- Syndrome
- Vitrectomy
- Vitreous Body