Wagner's Hereditary Vitreoretinal Degeneration

Abstract

Summary: Wagner's disease is an uncommon, progressive hereditary vitreoretinal degenerative disease with multiple ocular manifestations, often resulting in severe visual incapacitation in young adults due to formation of cataracts and retinal detachment The purpose of this paper is to review the clinical features of this disease, and to present a Queensland family with this condition.

Cataract Associated with ROP and Other Retinal Pathologies

“…They slowly progress to visual incapacitation at a later stage. The cataract surgery in these cases can cause vitreous changes and its related complications [67]. Stickler syndrome, also known as hereditary progressive arthro-ophthalmopathy, is a connective tissue disorder presenting with ocular, hearing abnormalities, midfacial underdevelopment, palatal abnormalities, mild spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia or precocious arthritis [68].…”