Stickler's Syndrome.
- Author:
Dong Eun LEE
1
;
In Taek KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Stickler's syndrome; Vitreous veil; Vitreous strand; Retinal detachment; Midfacial hypoplasia; Hearing loss
- MeSH: Atrophy; Cataract; Cleft Palate; Hearing Loss; Humans; Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; Myopia; Retinal Detachment; Siblings
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(3):559-563
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Stickler's syndrome is a progressive, hereditary disorder with ocular and systemic features. Ocular findings are vitreous veil or vitreous strand due to vitreous condensation, vitreoretinal degeneration, moderate to severe myopia, vitreous liquefaction, chorioretinal atrophy, retinal detachment and cataract. Systemic findings are midfacial hypoplasia, cleft palate, hearing loss, musculoskeletal abnormalities. The authors experienced 3 cases of stickler's syndrome in three brothers of one family.