A new syndrome associated with absence of lower lid lacrimal punctum, ptosis, elevation deficiency of both eyes and mild facial dysmorphism

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 146-151

  Guran, Sefik ^a   Torun, Deniz ^a   Mutlu, Fatih Mehmet ^a   Uysal, Yusuf ^a   Ugurel, Mehmet Sahin ^a   Bahce, Muhterem ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Absence of lacrimal punctum; Facial dysmorphism; Ptosis; Upper ocular movement limitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINODACTYLY; DACRYOCYSTOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FACE DYSMORPHIA; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; LACRIMAL OUTFLOW DYSGENESIS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CONSANGUINITY; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; PEDIGREE; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350645471     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13816810902988772     Document Type: Article

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