Retinoschisis associated with Kearns-Sayre syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS) is characterized by pigmentary retinopathy, external ophthalmoplegia and heart block. We report on a now 24-year-old male with clinical retinoschisis and molecularly confirmed KSS.

Materials and methods

Physical and complete ophthalmic examination, molecular diagnosis.

Results

Over nine years of follow-up, the subject manifested progressive signs and symptoms of KSS, including external ophthalmoplegia/strabismus, ptosis, pigmentary retinopathy, corneal edema, Type I diabetes mellitus, gut dysmotility, sensorineural deafness and heart block. At age 21 he was incidentally found to have retinoschisis on optical coherence tomography that remained stable over three years follow-up. Sequencing of the RS1 gene revealed no pathoge

SUBMITTER: Chertkof J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8127726 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature