title: Rare association of familial aniridia, microcornea with myopia and aphakia.
abstract: Aniridia is a rare congenital malformation that may be associated with various ocular and systemic manifestations. We describe two cases of familial total aniridia associated with microcornea, high myopia and dislocated lens. No systemic abnormality was noted in any of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.affiliation: Midnapur Medical College, Midnapur, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015783:Aniridia / Q000235:genetics*; D001035:Aphakia / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D047728:Myopia, Degenerative / Q000150:complications*; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular
keywords: Aniridia; Aphakia; Microcornea
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