Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness all over the world after cataract blindness. In 2010, worldwide 60.5 million people were expected to have OAG (Open angle glaucoma) and ACG (Angle closure glaucoma), increasing to 79.6 million by 2020, and of these, 74% will have OAG1. Asians represent 47% of those with all glaucoma and 87% of those with ACG1. 4.5 million people with OAG and 3.9 million people with ACG were expected to have bilateral blindness in 2010, rising to 5.9 and 5.3 million people in 2020, respectively.
Showing posts with label glaucoma peer reviewed articles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glaucoma peer reviewed articles. Show all posts
Monday, 7 August 2017
Friday, 23 June 2017
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome with Congenital Glaucoma
Cornelia De Lange syndrome (CDLS), also known as Brachmann de Lange syndrome is a rare syndrome. It is characterised by distinctive facial dysmorphism, growth retardation, developmental delay, upper limb reduction defects, gastroesophageal dysfunction, ophthalmologic and genitourinary anomalies, hirsutism, pyloric stenosis, congenital diaphragmatic hernias, cardiac septal defects, and hearing loss. The syndrome was first described by a Dutch paediatrician named Cornelia de Lange, in 1933.
Though the genetic basis of this syndrome is not clear, a majority of cases are due to spontaneous mutations. The defective gene can be inherited from either parent, making it autosomal dominant type of inheritance. Synophrys, long curled lashes, myopia, and hypertrichosis of the brows. These patients have also been found to have ptosis, epiphora, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, and microcornea, congenital glaucoma, corneal opacities, iris heterochromia and optic nerve head pallor/atrophy.
Friday, 19 May 2017
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome with Congenital Glaucoma
Cornelia De Lange syndrome (CDLS),
also known as Brachmann de Lange syndrome is a rare syndrome. It ischaracterised by distinctive facial dysmorphism, growth retardation,developmental delay, upper limb reduction defects, gastroesophageal dysfunction, ophthalmologic and genitourinary anomalies, hirsutism, pyloric
stenosis, congenital diaphragmatic hernias, cardiac septal defects, and hearing
loss. The syndrome was first described by a Dutch paediatrician named Cornelia
de Lange, in 1933.
Though the genetic basis of this
syndrome is not clear, a majority of cases are due to spontaneous mutations.
The defective gene can be inherited from either parent, making it autosomal dominant
type of inheritance.
Synophrys, long curled lashes,
myopia, and hypertrichosis of the brows. These patients have also been found to have ptosis, epiphora, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, and micro cornea, congenital
glaucoma, corneal opacities, iris heterochromia and optic nerve head
pallor/atrophy.
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