Unilateral morning glory optic disc anomaly in a case with Down syndrome
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Unilateral morning glory optic disc anomaly in a case with Down syndrome
BACKGROUND This case is unique because it is the first reported case of Down syndrome with morning glory optic disc anomaly in literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 15-year-old girl with features of Down syndrome presented to the Clinic of Ophthalmology for a regular ophthalmologic examination. Her best corrected visual acuity was 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. The fundus examina...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-48