Multiple Types of Coloboma in an Otherwise Healthy Patient: A Case Report | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 16, Volume 70, Issue 2, January 2018, Page 287-288 PDF (181.27 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.12816/0043090 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ayman A Alghamdi  1; Musab A Alsubaie1; Ahmed N Khogeer1; Mohammed Malak2
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| 1College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Jeddah | ||||
| 2Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Purpose: this study aimed to report a case of a unilateral lenticular coloboma super imposed over bilateral iris and optic nerve coloboma in a healthy patient, colobomas are rare congenital malformation of the neuroectodermal tissue of the optic cup. Materials and Methods: this case of medically free patient who complained of poor vision since early childhood that has progressed in the last five years. Patient underwent thorough and complete ophthalmic investigation. Results: fundus photography revealed inferior optic nerve colobomas in both eyes and no uveal colobomas. On slit lamp examination, bilateral inferior iris coloboma were noted. Systemic examination was unremarkable. Patient was otherwise healthy. Conclusion: our report showed the need of more studies to be done in order to have a better understanding of the prevalence, management and genetics related to this condition in our population. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| optic nerve coloboma; iris coloboma; optic nerve malformation; optic nerve anomaly | ||||
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