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2010 Series : November 23, 2010
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A six-year-old girl is presented in the clinic with what the family describes as "holes" in the colored part of the eye (iris). You look at the child initially with a light and notice these iris defects as shown in the picture above. You note that the cornea looks clear and of normal size.

1. What diagnosis would you consider with only this information?

a. Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome
b. Peters anomaly
c. primary congenital glaucoma
d. Munson triad
e. none of the above

2. What other signs would you look for?

a. increased intraocular pressure
b. prominent Schwalbe’s line
c. notched teeth
d. maxillary hypolpasia
e. all of the above

3. What would you be most interested in following this patient for in the longer term?
a. renal failure
b. gigantism
c. glaucoma
d. dental caries
e. breathing difficulties

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