Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 10 , Pages 1771-1774, October 2006

Increased crystalline lens thickness and phacomorphic glaucoma in patients with Fanconi anemia

From the Glaucoma Service (Elgohary, Lim, Siriwardena, Wormald) and the Medical Retina Service (Moore), Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Accepted 19 April 2006.

We describe 2 siblings with Fanconi anemia (FA). One developed phacomorphic glaucoma, and both had increased crystalline lens thickness, features that have not been reported in patients with FA. The possible pathogenesis and clinical implications of the findings are discussed.

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 No author has a financial interest in any product mentioned.Marie Restorie assessed the patient's ultrasound.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00884-4

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.04.036

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 10 , Pages 1771-1774, October 2006

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