Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
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J Craniomaxillofac Surg · Mar 2007
Visual complications of Stickler syndrome in paediatric patients with Robin sequence.
The most frequent diagnosis in patients with syndromic Pierre Robin sequence is Stickler syndrome, which may be complicated by congenital high myopia and substantial risk of retinal detachment. However, cases of Stickler syndrome with probable visual complications are rarely identified among this group of patients by members of the cleft team. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of Stickler syndrome among the author's group of patients with Robin sequence, and to investigate the visual outcome among paediatric patients with Robin sequence and Stickler syndrome. ⋯ Early identification of Stickler syndrome in children with Robin sequence by cleft surgeons is necessary to insure early referral to an ophthalmologist for detection of myopia, monitoring for retinal detachment, and prevention of visual complications.