Department of Ophthalmology, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman
Case Report
Glaucoma Implant Surgery in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Associated Congenital Glaucoma
Author(s): Balqees Al Mahrezi*, Huda Abdullah Al Farsi and Ali Mouhammad Deeb Alsheikheh
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) is a rare multisystem congenital disorder marked by psychomotor retardation and delayed growth, along with a variety of malformations such as facial dysmorphia, upper-extremity malformations, hirsutism, cardiac defects, and gastrointestinal abnormalities. Ocular abnormalities are seen in the majority of CdLS patients. Common findings include long eyelashes, synophrys, hirsutism of the eyebrows, peripapillary pigment ring, and myopia. Congenital glaucoma is a rare ocular association in such condition. We present a case of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome associated with bilateral congenital glaucoma... View more»