Catalog

Glaucoma in Lowe syndrome

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Link to WHO Definition

Glaucoma in Lowe syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1679073765

This is a term describing a group of ocular disorders with multi-factorial etiology united by a clinically characteristic intraocular pressure-associated optic neuropathy. This diagnosis is in a rare X-linked recessive disorder characterised by congenital cataracts, hypotonia and areflexia, mental retardation, proximal tubular acidosis, aminoaciduria, phosphaturia, and low-molecular-weight proteinuria.