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Strabismus in the Marfan syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8172269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We studied 573 patients with the Marfan syndrome for the presence of ocular misalignment, refractive errors, and amblyopia. A total of 110 patients (19.2%) had strabismus. Of 573 patients, exotropia occurred in 67 (11.7%), esotropia in 12 (2.1%), vertical deviations in eight (1.4%), and primary inferior oblique muscle overaction in three (0.5%). Of 67 patients with exotropia, 18 had anisometropia and 39 had amblyopia. Of the 12 patients with esotropia, four had amblyopia and none had anisometropia. Exotropia and esotropia are more common in patients with the Marfan syndrome than in the general population of the United States (P < .001 for exotropia and .05 < P < .10 for esotropia). Abnormal afferent visual inputs to cortical centers caused by ectopia lentis, craniofacial abnormalities, and mechanical and genetic factors may all contribute to the higher prevalence of strabismus in this disease.
Authors:
N J Izquierdo; E I Traboulsi; C Enger; I H Maumenee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  117     ISSN:  0002-9394     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  1994 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-06-02     Completed Date:  1994-06-02     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  632-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins Center for Hereditary Eye Diseases, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Amblyopia / etiology
Aphakia / etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Lens Subluxation / etiology
Lenses, Intraocular
Male
Marfan Syndrome / complications*
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Refractive Errors / etiology
Strabismus / etiology*

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