Paulo de Tarso Ponte Pierre-Filho, Lucas Linhares Pierre
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Abstract
Waardenburg syndrome is a rare congenital genetic disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss and pigmentary abnormalities of the hair, skin, and eyes. Based on the different clinical presentations, it is divided into four subtypes as in WS1 to WS4. This report describes a 15-year-old boy who presented with low vision and bilateral hearing loss. His visual acuity was 20/200 in both eyes. Slit-lamp examination revealed complete iris heterochromia, with one blue iris and one brown iris. Fundus examination showed [...]
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A Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia (Rev Bras Oftalmol.) - ISSN 0034-7280, publicação científica da Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia, se propõe a divulgar artigos que contribuam para o aperfeiçoamento e o desenvolvimento da prática, da pesquisa e do ensino da Oftalmologia e de especialidades afins. Todos os manuscritos, após aprovação pelos Editores serão avaliados por dois ou três revisores qualificados (peer review), sendo o anonimato garantido em todo o processo de julgamento.