Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1990;31(3):383-389.
Published online March 1, 1990.
Congenital Aniridia in a Family for Three Generations.
Jeong Im Lee, Yong Hwa Kim, Chung Sook Ahn
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
3 대에 걸쳐 나타난 선천성 무홍채증
안정숙(Chung Sook Ahn),이정임(Jeong Im Lee),김용화(Yong Hwa Kim)
Abstract
Aniridia is a congenital, often hereditary, usually bilateral absence of iris in whole or in part. And aniridia occurs mainly as an autosomal dominant condition with almost complete penetrance. In the usual phenotype, aniridia is associated with nystagmus, foveal and optic nerve hypoplasia, corneal pannus, cataract, secondary glaucoma and strabismus. The author experienced 4 cases of aniridia in a family for three generations. So the author reports these cases with the review of literathure.
Key Words: Anirida;Congenital;Hereditary


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