A white woman, aged seventeen, was admitted to hospital in labour. Since the onset of menstruation at fifteen years only six or seven periods had occurred, and the last period could not be accurately dated. The personal and family history was uneventful. A female child was delivered by forceps after a lengthy first stage and cried spontaneously; she was apparently well nourished, was 30 cm. lon...

INTRODUCTION The complete absence of the chiasm (chiasmal aplasia) is a rare clinical condition. Hypoplasia of the optic nerve and congenital nystagmus are almost invariably associated characteristics. Microphthalmos or anophthalmos are common features in chiasmal aplasia, while central nervous system abnormalities are less frequent. Esophageal atresia can be isolated or syndromic. In syndromic...

ICROPHTHALMIA has been reported in a number of rat colonies M (JONES 1925; KING 1931; HAIN 1936; BROWMAN 1941, 1943; QUISSENBERRY and BROWN 1942 ; CAMPBELL 1944). Published reports indicate that not only the embryological development but also the final eye condition may be quite varied in the several colonies (see BROWMAN and RAMSEY 1943 and CAMPBELL 1944). The mode of inheritance of this chara...

AIM The survey aimed to identify the major treatable or preventable causes of visual loss in children attending blind schools in Sri Lanka so that appropriate control measures can be implemented. METHOD A total of 226 children with blindness (BL) or severe visual impairment (SVI) attending six schools for the blind were examined and details recorded using the WHO standard reporting form. RE...

Blepharophimosis ptosis epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) is a complex eyelid malformation characterized by the classical tetrad of blepharophimosis, telecanthus, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus. It has been reported to be associated with other ocular anomalies such as euryblepharon, strabismus, nystagmus, amblyopia, microphthalmos, lacrimal drainage apparatus abnormality, extra ocular muscle...

To cite: Mannan R, Chandra P. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213510 DESCRIPTION A 2-year-old boy presented with left divergent squint, microphthalmos and microcornea (figure 1). He was born preterm at 32 weeks with birth weight of 1750 g. There was a few days’ history of neonatal intensive care unit stay after birth, with no notable systemic c...