A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness

A lens coloboma is a rare congenital anomaly characetrised by its nothching at the eguator occurring generally at the site of embryonic fissure i.e. inferonasally. Superior Lens Coloboma is rare ocular finding. We present a case of 16 years old female patient presenting to us with diminished vision...

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Main Authors: Punita Garg, Parul Aggarwal, H.K Sidhu
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-10-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.376577
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description A lens coloboma is a rare congenital anomaly characetrised by its nothching at the eguator occurring generally at the site of embryonic fissure i.e. inferonasally. Superior Lens Coloboma is rare ocular finding. We present a case of 16 years old female patient presenting to us with diminished vision in the right eye. Best Corrected Visual acuity (BCVA) was Finger Counting at 3 metre and on retinoscopy, it was found to be a hypermetropic astigmatic refractive error, which lead to amblyopia. Slit lamp examination revealed superior iris coloboma with a small lens coloboma. The visual prognosis of such patients depend upon the time of detection and early visual rehabilitation.
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spelling doaj-art-e1d7382fe6ad48db89809d2e0e6e890a2025-08-20T02:28:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842011-10-0122212312410.4103/0972-0200.376577A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood BlindnessPunita GargParul AggarwalH.K SidhuA lens coloboma is a rare congenital anomaly characetrised by its nothching at the eguator occurring generally at the site of embryonic fissure i.e. inferonasally. Superior Lens Coloboma is rare ocular finding. We present a case of 16 years old female patient presenting to us with diminished vision in the right eye. Best Corrected Visual acuity (BCVA) was Finger Counting at 3 metre and on retinoscopy, it was found to be a hypermetropic astigmatic refractive error, which lead to amblyopia. Slit lamp examination revealed superior iris coloboma with a small lens coloboma. The visual prognosis of such patients depend upon the time of detection and early visual rehabilitation.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.376577amblyopiachildhood blindnessatypical iris colobomalens coloboma.
spellingShingle Punita Garg
Parul Aggarwal
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A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
amblyopia
childhood blindness
atypical iris coloboma
lens coloboma.
title A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness
title_full A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness
title_fullStr A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness
title_full_unstemmed A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness
title_short A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness
title_sort typical lens coloboma a rare cause of childhood blindness
topic amblyopia
childhood blindness
atypical iris coloboma
lens coloboma.
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