title: Vitreoretinal dysplasia masquerading as Peters' anomaly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Vitreoretinal dysplasia is characterized by a congenital bilateral nonattachment of the retina. In some cases, anteroposition of the iris and lens can lead to corneolenticular contact and corneal opacity, masquerading as Peters' anomaly. We report 3 cases of vitreoretinal dysplasia initially diagnosed as Peters' anomaly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Case 1: In a 3-year-old boy with bilateral corneal opacities, high frequency ultrasound showed iridolenticular adherences as in Peters' anomaly, but color Doppler imaging of the posterior pole revealed a bilateral total retinal detachment. Case 2: In an 18-month-old boy with bilateral corneal opacity and dense cataract, ultrasound revealed a shallow anterior chamber and bilateral vitreous hemorrhage with retinal detachment. Case 3: In a 6-month-old girl with bilateral central corneal opacity, shallow anterior chamber, iridocorneal synechiae, and a cataract, ultrasound revealed a total retinal detachment in the right eye, and was uncertain in the left eye. Corneal transplantation was attempted in the left eye, but a retinal detachment was discovered peroperatively. There were associated central nervous system anomalies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitreoretinal dysplasia is a potentially evolving disease and can lead to anterior chamber thinning, corneal opacity, and secondary glaucoma. Anterior and posterior segment ultrasound is essential to fix the correct diagnosis and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Ophthalmology Department, Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martinet
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dureau
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bergès
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caputo
mesh_terms: D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000002:abnormalities*