title: Cataract surgery in Knobloch syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Knobloch syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with early-onset ocular abnormalities and central nervous system malformations. Ocular abnormalities are usually severe, and include high myopia, vitreoretinal degeneration, retinal detachment, macular abnormalities, and cataract. The most frequent systemic changes are midline malformations of the brain, ventricular dilation, and occipital encephalocele. Cognitive delay may occur. We report a case of cataract in a child with Knobloch syndrome. Cataract surgery and follow-up are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Congenital Cataract Section, Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carmen Sílvia
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Bongiovanni
authors.forename: Carla Cristina Serra
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Ana Paula Silvério
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: João Borges
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fortes Filho
authors.forename: Márcia Beatriz
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Tartarella