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 ...

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.

Ectopia lentis (lens dislocation) and aortic root dilation or dissection are cardinal features of MFS. Distinguishing MFS from other HCDTs has important implications for treatment, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...