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Published on: November 17, 2016
Lenz micropthalmia syndrome with associated orbital cysts
Leon Rafailov1, Michael Dattilo, Roman Shinder
1Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Abstract:
An 8-year-old boy presented for oculoplastic evaluation of bilateral microphthalmia. He had multiple other congenital anomalies, including microcephaly, wide-spaced teeth, sloping shoulders, protruding ears, syndactyly, a posterior urethral valve, cystic dysplasia of the kidneys, and a bicuspid aortic valve. Taken together, these findings supported the diagnosis of Lenz microphthalmia syndrome. CT of the orbits revealed bilateral microphthalmic globes with associated colobomatous cysts. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of Lenz microphthalmia syndrome with associated orbital cysts.

