A Case of Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome.
- Author:
Nam Cheol CHI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kwangju Armed Forces General Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Humans;
Intellectual Disability;
Laurence-Moon Syndrome*;
Macular Degeneration;
Male;
Night Blindness;
Obesity;
Polydactyly;
Retinal Degeneration;
Visual Acuity;
Visual Fields
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1975;16(1):85-88
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A case of Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome in 13-year-old Korean boy was reported with some clinical observation. Visual disturbance and night blindness were his chief complaints for about 3 years prior to visit our hospital. Visual acuity was 0.4 (O.S.,N.C.), 0.15 (O.D.,N.C.) and peripheral visual field was concentrically constricted with 30 degrees (0.5.), 15 degrees (O.D.). He had the atypical pigmentary retinal degeneration (O.D.) associated with obesity, polydactyly, mental retardation, hypogenitalism and macular degeneration (O.D.), but coudn't found the hereditary occurrence.
