J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1997 Dec;38(12):2247-2250.
A Case of Waardenburg`s Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
Abstract
- Waardenburg`s syndrome is a rare hereditary disease, which is characterized by dystopia canthorum, hypochromic heterochromic iridum, sensorineural deafness,high and broad nasal bridge, white forelock and premature graying. We present a case of 27 year old woman with Waardenburg`s syndrome. She has characteristic features such as dystopia canthorum, broad and high nasal bridge, confluent eyebrow(synophrys), hypochromic heterochromic iridum, depigmented fundus and premature graying.
