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Isolated bilateral ectopic microspherophakia

Case report

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Authors: André Omgbwa Eballe, Godefroy Koki, Emilienne Epée, et al

Published Date February 2010 Volume 2010:2 Pages 17 - 19
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S8036

André Omgbwa Eballe1, Godefroy Koki2, Emilienne Epée2, Didier Owono2, Lucienne Bella Asumpta2, Côme Ebana Mvogo2

1Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceuticals Sciences, University of Douala Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé Cameroon

Summary: An eight-year-old school girl presented to us with a bilateral ectopic microspherophakia. She was surgically managed in the ophthalmology unit of the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital of Yaoundé in Cameroon. The postoperative follow up was uneventful, and the patient returned to school with a best corrected visual acuity of 4/10 in both eyes to the great satisfaction of her parents.

Keywords: ectopic, microspherophakia, surgery






 

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