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¹Tatvan Asker Hastanesi, Tatvan, Bitlis
²GATA Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara Case Report: Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare disorder which has mostly autosomal dominant inheritance with a prevalence of 1/40.000. We herein aimed to present two patients who were diagnosed with WS type 1 and type 2 in this case report. Both cases revealed bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, heterochromia iridis and pigmentary deficit in retinal pigment epithelium, in addition, the first case revealed dystopia canthorum and the second case revealed anisometropic amblyopia. Ophthalmologists have important role on diagnosing and early treatment of ocular pathologies. Keywords : anisometropic amblyopia, dystopia canthorum, heterochromia iridis, sensorineural hearing loss, Waardenburg syndrome