Ocular disorders and other diseases in patients suffering from Waardenburg’s syndrome

Authors

  • Fidel Castro Pérez Especialista de Segundo Grado en Otorrinolaringología. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Profesor Auxiliar. Policlínico Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna". Sandino.
  • José Guillermo Sanabria Negrín Especialista de Segundo Grado en Histología. Dr. en Ciencias Biológicas. Profesor Auxiliar. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río.
  • Julián Santana Oruña Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología. Instructor. Policlínico Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna". Sandino.
  • Rolando Jesús Iviricu Tielves Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología y Medicina General Integral. Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer. Profesor Auxiliar. Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.
  • Deyaniris Gelis Pérez Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología y Medicina General Integral. Policlínico Universitario "Juan Bruno Zayas". Mantua.

Keywords:

Waardenburg's syndrome/genetics, Eye diseases.

Abstract

Introduction: Waardenburg’s syndrome is a rare, hereditary entity which presents heterochromia of the iris, dystopia canthorum and having a certain degree of disability when sensorineural hypoacusis appears; among other alterations.
Objective: to determine ocular alterations and other chronic diseases that a family suffering from Waardenburg’s syndrome present.
Material and Method: observational, cross-sectional and descriptive case study carried out with a family suffering from Waardenburg’s syndrome in Sandino municipality, Pinar del Rio. A database was created. The variables used were visual acuity, visual refraction and other alterations. Absolute and relative percentages were used as measures of frequency.
Results: among these chronic visual alterations, 17 of them presented refraction disorders, 4 individuals suffered from glaucoma and cataracts, no cases of visual failure were found. Out of the fourth hypertensive individuals, two suffered from glaucoma and one from diabetes mellitus.
Conclusions: several refraction disorders and visual acuity were detected, without disability on these patients.

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2012-12-17

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Castro Pérez F, Sanabria Negrín JG, Santana Oruña J, Iviricu Tielves RJ, Gelis Pérez D. Ocular disorders and other diseases in patients suffering from Waardenburg’s syndrome. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 17 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];16(6):24-3. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/994

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