THE BELGIAN OPHTHALMIC ASSOCIATIONS
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This abstract is assigned to session BSA: Belgian Strabismological Association
| Title | KEYNOTE Lecture : The Genetics of Simple and Complex Strabismus |
| Abstract Nr. | 1040 |
| Purpose | A genetic component to strabismus had been suspected since ancient Greek times because of its familial aggregation. In 1923 Claude Worth postulated that “a defect in the fusion faculty is the essential cause of squint and is the inherited factor…”. The 1990’s and 2000’s have witnessed the mapping and isolation of several genes for the fibrosis syndromes and other Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders. There is an increasing interest in the genetics of common forms of strabismus, and linkage studies as well as other molecular genetic approaches are currently being utilized to identify the underlying genetic mechanisms. The speaker will review the current status of knowledge about simple and complex forms of strabismus. |
Authors 1
| Last name | TRABOULSI |
| Initials | E |
| Department | Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic |
| City | Cleveland, U.S.A. |