Congenital Aniridia.

Lee, Kyung Ho; Lee, Jin Ki

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(3):535-539.
Published online March 1, 1995.

Congenital Aniridia.

Kyung Ho Lee, Jin Ki Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.

선천성 무흥채증

이진기(Jin Ki Lee),이경호(Kyung Ho Lee)

Abstract

Aniridia is a very rare disorder the main features of which are congenitally partial or nearly complete absence of the iris and foveal hypoplasia. The authors obseved aniridia in two generations, mother and one daughter. They have cataract, ectopia lentis, nystagmus and foveal hypoplasia as well as aniridia. The lens of daughter was aspirated in both eyes consecutively. Her final best corrected visual acuity was 0.3 with +sph. 13.00D in each eyes.

Key Words: Aniridia;Cataract;Lens aspiration

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