| Past Issue | Volume 8, Number 3, June 2006 | | Bilateral Spontaneous Scleral Perforation in Marfan's Syndrome |
Ricky WK Law,1 Wilson WT Tang,2 Jimmy SM Lai1,3
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, and 3Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
Ocular manifestations of Marfan's syndrome include lens subluxation, retinal detachment, and myopia. Scleral perforation after trabeculectomy and scleral buckling procedure have been reported but spontaneous perforation is rare. This report is of a patient with Marfan's syndrome who had bilateral spontaneous scleral perforation. Surgical repair of the defect with frozen scleral graft was required.
Key words: Marfan syndrome, Sclera, Transplants
Asian J Ophthalmol 2006;8:110-2.
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