Nanophthalmos in sisters, one with exfoliation syndrome.

Can J Ophthalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Ont.

Published: December 1989

In a consanguineous family of two siblings, both with nanophthalmos, one was found to also have bilateral exfoliation syndrome. This combination of conditions has not, to our knowledge, previously been reported and has not had any apparent negative consequences. Her sister has manifested typical complications of nanophthalmos, including angle-closure glaucoma initially and, eventually, severe uveal effusion after cataract surgery.

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