PETERS ANOMALY

Course overview

PETERS ANOMALY IS A RARE CONGENITAL DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY CENTRAL CORNEAL OPACITY WITH A RELATIVELY CLEAR PERIPHERAL CORNEA. IT CAN HAVE ASSOCIATED SYSTEMIC ABNORMALITIES LIKE CLEFT LIP, CLEFT PALATE, SHORT STATURE, ABNORMAL EARS, AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. THE DEFINITIVE TREATMENT FOR THE PETERS ANOMALY IS PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY, BUT THERE ARE HIGH CHANCES OF GRAFT FAILURE. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PATIENTS DEVELOP GLAUCOMA AND AMBLYOPIA. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH A PETERS ANOMALY.