A Case of Congenital Cataract in Down's Syndrome.
- Author:
Dong Su SHIN
1
;
Sang Ki AHN
;
Bon Sul KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Sung-Ae General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital cataract;
Down's syndrome
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cataract*;
Child, Preschool;
Diagnosis;
Down Syndrome*;
Female;
Humans;
Karyotype;
Mothers
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1996;37(4):708-712
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In most cases of chromosomal anomaly of congenital cataract, the cause is known as Down's syndrome. We experienced a case of bilateral congenital cataract in Trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome). A 3 year-old female who had been born from 37 year-old mother was visited to our hospital, with clinical diagnosis of bilateral congenital cataract. Her face was pathognomonic to Down's syndrome. Chromosomal study of peripheral blood showed that the total number of chromosome was 47, and karyotype was 47, XX, +21. The lens showed nuclear opacity. Aspiration and Discission of the cataract on both eyes were performed uneventfully.
