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  • Title: Ocular findings in the chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
    Author: Forbes BJ, Binenbaum G, Edmond JC, DeLarato N, McDonald-McGinn DM, Zackai EH.
    Journal: J AAPOS; 2007 Apr; 11(2):179-82. PubMed ID: 17140829.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To identify the ocular features of the chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and to provide ophthalmologic examination recommendations for affected patients. METHODS: Ocular abnormalities were evaluated prospectively in patients with 22q11.2 deletion at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia between 1997 and 1999. RESULTS: Ninety patients with confirmed 22q11.2 deletion were examined. Posterior embryotoxon was found in 49%, tortuous retinal vessels in 34%, eyelid hooding in 20%, strabismus in 18%, ptosis in 4%, amblyopia in 4%, and tilted optic nerves in 1%. CONCLUSIONS: The high incidence of ocular conditions that can potentially affect visual development suggest that children with 22q11.2 deletion should undergo a comprehensive eye examination upon diagnosis of the condition with follow-up as indicated by the findings in each case. In addition, knowledge of the ocular findings, in conjunction with certain cardiac, otolaryngologic, immunologic, and other systemic findings, may alert physicians to the possibility of a chromosome 22q11.2 deletion.
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