Citation

Kinnas SJ, Brady HR. Ann. Ophthalmol. 1985; 17(7): 431-433.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2931044

Abstract

Patients with Down's syndrome usually have mild and pleasant temperaments, rarely exhibiting temper tantrums or behavioral problems. Blindness occurs in 5% of these patients. When present, it is usually due to keratoconus and cataracts and their associated complications. In this paper the authors report a case of self-induced ocular blindness that apparently resulted from the patient's severe mental retardation. To their knowledge, this has not been described in Down's syndrome.

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