Congenital macular coloboma in Down syndrome.

A 9-year-old girl with Down syndrome had bilateral congenital coloboma of the macula. She was born after an uneventful pregnancy, and the results of a Toxoplasma dye test were negative. We concluded that the condition in this patient was a rare occurrence of Down syndrome with macular coloboma.

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Tohoku University
Japan

Keywords

Coloboma, Fundus Oculi, Visual Acuity, Humans, Female, Macula Lutea, Down Syndrome, Child

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