Megalocornea

Megalocornea
Specialty	Ophthalmology

Daryl Dragon (who had megalocornea) with Toni Tenille

Megalocornea (MGCN, MGCN1) is an extremely rare nonprogressive condition in which the cornea has an enlarged diameter, reaching or exceeding 13 mm. It is thought to have two subforms, one with autosomal inheritance and the other X-linked (Xq21.3-q22). ^[1] The X-linked form is caused by a mutation in a gene CHRDL1 which encodes Chordin-like 1 protein. Men generally constitute 90% of cases. ^{[1] [2]}

It may be associated with Alport syndrome, Craniosynostosis, Dwarfism, Down syndrome, Parry–Romberg syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Mucolipidosis, Frank–ter Haar syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, Megalocornea mental retardation syndrome, etc. ^{[1] [3]}

Clinical features

Eyes are usually highly myopic. ^[4] There may be 'with the rule' astigmatism. ^[1] Lens may be luxated due to zonular stretching. ^[4] In rare cases, it might be associated with intellectual disabilities.

References

1. Scott R., Lambert; Christopher J., Lyons (2013). Taylor and Hoyt's pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-7020-6617-7. OCLC   960162637.
2. "Entry - #309300 - MEGALOCORNEA; MGC1 - OMIM". omim.org. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
3. Alastair K. O., Denniston; Philip I., Murray (2018). Oxford handbook of ophthalmology (4th ed.). New York: Oxford university press. ISBN   978-0-19-252674-8. OCLC   1035556464.
4. John F., Salmon (2020). Kanski's clinical ophthalmology : a systematic approach (9th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-7020-7713-5. OCLC   1131846767.

External links

• Megalocornea - eMedicine ophthalmology; May 15, 2009; Thomas A Oetting, MD, Mark A Hendrix, MD
• An Infant With Enlarged Corneas - medscape