Ectopia lentis occurs in 50% to 80% of patients and is a major criterion for diagnosis of MFS. Other secondary manifestations are early severe myopia, retinal detachment, early cataracts, glaucoma ...

Ectopia lentis (EL) is a condition that can either herald underlying systemic conditions, or be isolated. The recent expansion in the genetics of these conditions has furthered the understanding ...

Despite reports of glaucoma and ectopia lentis in people with known LTBP2 mutations, glaucoma is often thought to be due to ectopia lentis, Kuchtey and team said.

Chandra and colleagues 1 rightly wonder about other possible causes for ectopia lentis seen in our patient with Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS). 2 Because of space constraints, we did not report on ...

Ectopia lentis is most commonly caused by trauma; however, several systemic disorders predispose patients to this condition. When blunt force trauma to the eye ...

TOPLINE: The use of social media for phone reminders and health education doubled attendance rates in the 3 months after surgery in children with congenital ectopia lentis (CEL), while enhancing ...

April 27, 2012 (San Antonio, Texas) — Children with ectopia lentis (a misaligned or displaced lens) often experience delays in diagnosis or surgery for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately ...

Helping children with disorders that cause the eye’s natural lens to dislocate is tricky. Now, new research from the John A. Moran Eye Center is identifying surgical techniques that provide the best ...

“Congenital ectopia lentis means that the lens that sits behind the pupil allowing you to see is dislocated,” Weise said. “This is a very rare condition with about six out of 100,000 people showing ...