PURPOSE
To describe the ocular and refractive findings in patients with Laurence–Moon–Biedl syndrome.
METHODS
Seventeen patients with Laurence–Moon–Biedl syndrome were evaluated retrospectively. All children underwent complete ophthalmologic examination.
RESULTS
Of the patients evaluated, 88.2% had an ocular or refractive finding, 58.8% had myopia (degenerative in three cases), 52.9% had astigmatism, 11.7% had anisometropia, 17.6% had strabismus, 11.7% had retinitis pigmentosa, 5.9% had keratoconus, 5.9% had optic atrophy, and 5.9% had nystagmus.
CONCLUSION
Early and regular ophthalmologic assessment is required to prevent visual loss as a result of amblyogenic factors in children with Laurence–Moon–Biedl syndrome.
[J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010;47:26-28.]
AUTHORS
From the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology (AA), Department of Pediatric Psychiatry (OO), and Department of Pediatric Endocrinology (EC, Z. Aycan), Diskapi Children’s Hospital; and the Department of Ophthalmology (Z. Aktas), Gazi University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
Originally submitted April 16, 2008. Accepted for publication September 3, 2008. Posted online April 20, 2009.
The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.
Address correspondence to Arsen Akinci, MD, Dikmen Cad. Yesilvadi Sok. 7/5 Dikmen, 06410, Ankara, Turkey.
doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100106-06
