Weill- Marchesani syndrome: a rare case report

Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul-Dec;4(2):336-8. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v4i2.6558.

Abstract

Objective: To describe the presenting features of Weill-Marchesani syndrome

Case: A 22-year-old man presented with high myopia and progressive visual disturbance. He was of short stature and had brachydactyly. His initial Snellen best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/24 in his right eye and 6/12 in his left eye. Slit lamp examination revealed a sub-luxated micro-spherophakic lens. The patient was diagnosed with Weill-Marchesani syndrome.

Conclusion: Weill-Marchesani syndrome can present wwith progressive myopia in a person of short stature and brachydactyly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Lens Subluxation / diagnosis
  • Lens Subluxation / etiology*
  • Lens Subluxation / physiopathology
  • Lens, Crystalline / pathology*
  • Male
  • Myopia / diagnosis
  • Myopia / etiology*
  • Myopia / physiopathology
  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Visual Acuity
  • Weill-Marchesani Syndrome / complications*
  • Young Adult