OCULAR COLOBAMATA IN A FAMILY

Abstract

Sheetal Baldava1, M. Gopal Kishan2

AIM: To identify the proportion of cases affected in a family with ocular colobamata.

MATERIAL: Ocular colobomata present in a family METHOD: Visual acuity, Slit lamp examination, Ophthalmoscopy, Fundus Photography, B-Scan, Family members were examined.

RESULTS: Family showed poor visual acuity, Iris and Choridal Coloboma without optic disc involvement and normal corneal diameter.

CONCLUSION: Ocular coloboma occurring in patients of my study is family and genetically determined.

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