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Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus
We report a rare case of bilateral keratoconus in association with achondroplasia. A 26-year-old male, with a known case of achondroplasia, complained of bilateral gradual deterioration in vision for the past few years. Slit lamp biomicroscopy showed bilateral central corneal protrusion and stromal...
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2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521417/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23259098 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/573045 |
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author | Al Mahmood, Ammar M. Al Katan, Hind M. Al Bin Ali, Ghada Y. Al-Swailem, Samar A. |
author_facet | Al Mahmood, Ammar M. Al Katan, Hind M. Al Bin Ali, Ghada Y. Al-Swailem, Samar A. |
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description | We report a rare case of bilateral keratoconus in association with achondroplasia. A 26-year-old male, with a known case of achondroplasia, complained of bilateral gradual deterioration in vision for the past few years. Slit lamp biomicroscopy showed bilateral central corneal protrusion and stromal thinning at the apex consistent with keratoconus. a trial of hard contact lens fitting failed to improve VA in the left eye (LE). Right eye (RE) improved to 20/25. The patient underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in his LE. Twenty-seven months postoperatively, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 20/30. Ophthalmologists should be aware that patients with achondroplasia who complain of poor vision should be suspected of having keratoconus once other more common conditions are ruled out. |
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spelling | pubmed-35214172012-12-20 Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus Al Mahmood, Ammar M. Al Katan, Hind M. Al Bin Ali, Ghada Y. Al-Swailem, Samar A. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med Case Report We report a rare case of bilateral keratoconus in association with achondroplasia. A 26-year-old male, with a known case of achondroplasia, complained of bilateral gradual deterioration in vision for the past few years. Slit lamp biomicroscopy showed bilateral central corneal protrusion and stromal thinning at the apex consistent with keratoconus. a trial of hard contact lens fitting failed to improve VA in the left eye (LE). Right eye (RE) improved to 20/25. The patient underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in his LE. Twenty-seven months postoperatively, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 20/30. Ophthalmologists should be aware that patients with achondroplasia who complain of poor vision should be suspected of having keratoconus once other more common conditions are ruled out. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3521417/ /pubmed/23259098 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/573045 Text en Copyright © 2012 Ammar M. Al Mahmood et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Al Mahmood, Ammar M. Al Katan, Hind M. Al Bin Ali, Ghada Y. Al-Swailem, Samar A. Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus |
title | Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus |
title_full | Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus |
title_fullStr | Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus |
title_full_unstemmed | Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus |
title_short | Achondroplasia Associated with Bilateral Keratoconus |
title_sort | achondroplasia associated with bilateral keratoconus |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521417/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23259098 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/573045 |
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