• Vol 10 • March 2008 Ocular Features of Marfan Syndrome The main ocular features of Marfan syndrome, all of which can result in decreased vision, include bilateral ectopia lentis (lens dislocation), myopia and retinal detachment [1]. About 50% of patients with Marfan syndrome are diagnosed by an ophthalmologist; some individuals may present with isolated ocular signs suggestive of this syndrom...

The suspension of the crystalline lens in the eye was studied in 11 species of teleost (bony fish) from 10 families and 7 orders by light and electron microscopy. In all species there were 4-5 ligaments in about the equatorial plane of the eye, in which also the tendon of the retractor lentis muscle attaches to the lens. In two cichlid species two additional ligaments were found running from th...

El síndrome de Marfan (SMF) es una enfermedad multisistémica del tejido conectivo herencia autosómica dominante con incidencia estimada 1 en 5.000 individuos. Es causado por mutación el gen que codifica la fibrilina-1 (FBN1) penetrancia completa, expresividad variable y pleiotropía; sin predilección sexo, raza, etnia ni ubicación geográfica. Se manifiesta características fenotípicas los sistema...

AIM To describe a novel technique to treat hypotony and shallow anterior chamber following trabeculectomy METHODS Three patients who underwent fornix based trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC) presented in the postoperative days with a shallow anterior chamber, hypotony, and overfiltrating blebs. They were treated with an injection of 0.2 ml of 16% perfluoropropane (C(3)F(8)) to the anterior...