J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1989 Jun;30(3):459-464.

A Case of Sturge-Weber Syndrome

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Masan Koryo General Hospital, Masan, Korea.

Abstract

Sturge-Weber syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by facial nevus flammeus along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve, ipsilatal leptomeningioma, buphthalmos, and choroidal angioma. The Authors experienced a case of Sturge-Weber syndrome in 9 year old female patient and glaucoma was controlled by trabecuectomy without any complications.

Keyword

Sturge-Weber syndrome

MeSH Terms

Child
Choroid
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Female
Glaucoma
Hemangioma
Humans
Hydrophthalmos
Port-Wine Stain
Sturge-Weber Syndrome*
Trigeminal Nerve
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