J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1996 Mar;37(3):559-563.
Stickler's Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
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Stickler's syndrome is a progressive, hereditary disorder with ocular and systemic features. Ocular findings are vitreous veil or vitreous strand due to vitreous condensation, vitreoretinal degeneration, moderate to severe myopia, vitreous liquefaction, chorioretinal atrophy, retinal detachment and cataract. Systemic findings are midfacial hypoplasia, cleft palate, hearing loss, musculoskeletal abnormalities. The authors experienced 3 cases of stickler's syndrome in three brothers of one family.