Glaucoma in phakomatosis pigmentovascularis in a 4 year old African girl: A case report
Abstract
The phakomatosis syndromes are a group of neural crest disorders that bear many features in common.
They include Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Naevus of Ota, Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis and Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. They have numerous ocular manifestations in common, some of which are described in this case. Glaucoma is one of these manifestations and has peculiar characteristics when seen in association with phakomatosis syndromes.
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http://www.coecsa.org/ojs-2.4.2/index.php/JOECSA/article/view/70http://hdl.handle.net/11295/64854
Citation
Journal of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and South Africa Vol 17, No 1 (2013)Publisher
College of Health sciences
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10387]