Refractive errors and strabismus in children with laurence-moon-biedl syndrome.

PURPOSE: To describe the ocular and refractive findings in patients with Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome.

METHODS: Seventeen patients with Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome were evaluated retrospectively. All children underwent complete ophthalmologic examination.

RESULTS: Of the patients evaluated, 88.2% had an ocular or refractive finding, 58.8% had myopia (degenerative in three cases), 52.9% had astigmatism, 11.7% had an-isometropia, 17.6% had strabismus, 11.7% had retinitis pigmentosa, 5.9% had keratoconus, 5.9% had optic atrophy, and 5.9% had nystagmus.

CONCLUSION: Early and regular ophthalmologic assessment is required to prevent visual loss as a result of amblyogenic factors in children with Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome.