title: Bilateral persistent pupillary membrane with tetralogy of fallot: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Case Report. A 15-year-old boy presented to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital with the complain of bilateral vision blurring associated with severe glare and photophobia. On ophthalmological examination, uncorrected visual acuity was 20/200 in the right eye and 20/100 in the left eye, and there was no improvement with pinhole testing. The slit-lamp examination showed persistent pupillary membranes (PPM) in both eyes. According to the history obtained from his parents, he had received cardiac surgery for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) 8 years ago. Conclusion. This patient is unique because this is the first reported case of bilateral PPM with congenital heart anomaly in the literature. Bilaterality of the eye anomaly strengthens the possibility of an uncommon association between PPM and TOF, rather than local failure in embryonic development.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Ophthalmology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Ophthalmology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kurna
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Ophthalmology, Prof. Dr. N. Resat Belger Beyoglu Eye Education and Research Hospital, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Ophthalmology, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, 34764 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yeditepe University, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Ophthalmology, Erzurum Region Education and Research Hospital, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Olcaysu
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Ophthalmology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Aki