We report a case of a 10-year-old male who had megalocornea with mental retardation (Neuhauser syndrome). It is a rare syndrome with a few cases reported in literature. These patients also require a thorough systemic
examination as many diseases are often associated with megalocornea
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of inheritance [4]. Megalocornea, mental retardation, and,
presumably, hypotonia, are the major manifestations for
diagnosis [5].
Various conditions which can be associated with
megalocornea are Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, Peters
anomaly, Primary congenital glaucoma, Aniridia, Congen-
ital hereditary endothelial dystrophy, Sclerocornea, Frank-
Ter Haar syndrome, Buphthalmus, Crouzon syndrome,
Marfan syndrome, Albinism, Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome,
Wolfram-like syndrome, Lamellar ichthyosis and Osteoge-
nesis imperfecta [6].
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