Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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: 2009  |  Volume : 57  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 234--236

Aicardi syndrome: The importance of an ophthalmologist in its diagnosis


Parag K Shah, V Narendran, N Kalpana 
 Pediatric Retina Department, Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

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Parag K Shah
Department of Pediatric Retina, Aravind Eye Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore- 641 014, Tamil Nadu
India

Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. The salient features of this syndrome include agenesis of corpus callosum, chorioretinal lacunae and infantile spasms. Of these three, chorioretinal lacunae is the most constant feature present. This case highlights the importance of fundus findings by an ophthalmologist in making the diagnosis of this rare syndrome.


How to cite this article:
Shah PK, Narendran V, Kalpana N. Aicardi syndrome: The importance of an ophthalmologist in its diagnosis.Indian J Ophthalmol 2009;57:234-236


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Shah PK, Narendran V, Kalpana N. Aicardi syndrome: The importance of an ophthalmologist in its diagnosis. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2009 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];57:234-236
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