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- Common eye issues linked to CHARGE syndrome include colobomas, strabismus, nystagmus, and micropthalmia.
- Lacrimal drainage problems are rare in CHARGE syndrome, with only 5 previous cases noted.
- This case highlights a patient with CHARGE syndrome experiencing complex congenital nasal duct obstruction and dacryocystitis, treated with successful surgery on one side and awaiting another procedure.
Article Abstract
The common ocular manifestations of CHARGE syndrome include colobomatous defects in the eye, strabismus, nystagmus, and micropthalmia. Lacrimal drainage anomalies have been rarely reported and to the best of the authors' knowledge, only 5 such cases have been reported earlier. The present case describes CHARGE syndrome associated with bilateral complex congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction with multiple prior attacks of acute dacryocystitis and left lower punctal agenesis, successfully managed with a right-sided dacryocystorhinostomy and awaiting a left dacryocystorhinostomy.Lacrimal drainage anomalies in CHARGE syndrome include complex CNLDO, punctal agenesis, and acute dacryocystitis.
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