A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness

A lens coloboma is a rare congenital anomaly characetrised by its nothching at the eguator occurring generally at the site of embryonic fissure i.e. inferonasally. Superior Lens Coloboma is rare ocular finding. We present a case of 16 years old female patient presenting to us with diminished vision...

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Main Authors: Punita Garg, Parul Aggarwal, H.K Sidhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-10-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.376577
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Summary:A lens coloboma is a rare congenital anomaly characetrised by its nothching at the eguator occurring generally at the site of embryonic fissure i.e. inferonasally. Superior Lens Coloboma is rare ocular finding. We present a case of 16 years old female patient presenting to us with diminished vision in the right eye. Best Corrected Visual acuity (BCVA) was Finger Counting at 3 metre and on retinoscopy, it was found to be a hypermetropic astigmatic refractive error, which lead to amblyopia. Slit lamp examination revealed superior iris coloboma with a small lens coloboma. The visual prognosis of such patients depend upon the time of detection and early visual rehabilitation.
ISSN:0972-0200
2454-2784