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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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Sturge–Weber syndrome and glaucoma
Sambavi Anbuselvan, Paneerselvam Venkatachalam
Department of Opthalmology, Arasan Eye Hospital, Erode, Tamilnadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Sambavi Anbuselvan
Arasan Eye Hospital, Erode, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_354_21
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Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by capillary venous malformations in the skin, eye, and brain with the occurrence of angiomas of the face, choroid, and leptomeninges. The characteristics signs include facial port-wine birth mark, glaucoma, choroidal hemangioma with brain malformations, and cognitive abnormalities. In this article, we have documented the case report of a 24-year-old male with SWS presenting with glaucoma.
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