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Ihsan Caça1, Fatma Nur Caça, Yildirim Bayezit Sakalar
1Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. icaca@dicle.edu.tr
Abstract:
Apert's syndrome is a rare form of craniosynostosis that exhibits with many ocular manifestations. We present two cases of Apert's syndrome. Our first case is a 10-year-old girl admitted with exotropia, V pattern and proptosis on examination. Investigations revealed coronal craniosynostosis, cleft palate, vaginal atresia and syndactyly of the hands and feet. The second case is a 5-year-old boy presented with hypertelorism, exotropia, dissociated vertical deviation and proptosis. Investigations revealed coronal craniosynostosis, bifid uvula and syndactyly of the hands and feet.
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