Bilateral sporadic aniridia: review of management

Caroline O Adeoti¹, Adeyinka A Afolabi², Adebimpe O Ashaye³, Adenike O Adeoye^4
1Department of Ophthalmology, ²Department of Paediatrics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria; ³University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; ⁴Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife, Osun, Osun State, Nigeria

Purpose: To report a rare case of bilateral sporadic aniridia in an African child and review the management modalities.

Presentation: We report a case of bilateral sporadic aniridia with horizontal nystagmus, axial cataract optic disc, and fovea hypoplasia in a 5-year-old female patient. She was managed conservatively. Various modalities of treatment are reviewed.

Keywords: aniridia, sporadic, nystagmus, cataract, glaucoma, keratopathy, tattooing, syndrome, fovea hypoplasia and optic disc hypoplasia
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