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Rev Ciencias Médicas 2012; 16 (6)

Ocular disorders and other diseases in patients suffering from Waardenburg’s syndrome

Castro PF, Sanabria NJG, Santana OJ, Iviricu TRJ, Gelis PD

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 24-34
PDF size: 143.52 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Waardenburg’s syndrome is a rare, hereditary entity which presents heterochromia of the iris, dystopia canthorum and having a certain degree of disability when sensorineural hypoacusis appears; among other alterations.
Objective: to determine ocular alterations and other chronic diseases that a family suffering from Waardenburg’s syndrome present.
Material and Method: observational, cross-sectional and descriptive case study carried out with a family suffering from Waardenburg’s syndrome in Sandino municipality, Pinar del Rio. A database was created. The variables used were visual acuity, visual refraction and other alterations. Absolute and relative percentages were used as measures of frequency.
Results: among these chronic visual alterations, 17 of them presented refraction disorders, 4 individuals suffered from glaucoma and cataracts, no cases of visual failure were found. Out of the fourth hypertensive individuals, two suffered from glaucoma and one from diabetes mellitus.
Conclusions: several refraction disorders and visual acuity were detected, without disability on these patients.


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