Crouzon syndrome and the eye

Abstract

Crouzon syndrome is characterized by premature fusion of cranial sutures (craniosynostosis) which can impair proper brain and craniofacial development. Craniofacial abnormalities include frontal bossing, midface hypoplasia, parrot beak nose, and hypoplastic maxilla. The most common ophthalmic manifestations of Crouzon syndrome are proptosis, exotropia, exposure keratopathy, hypertelorism, and optic atrophy secondary to chronic papilledema. Here we report a case of Crouzon syndrome with ocular complications.