Alex V Levin

What does a negative genetic test mean?

Optic nerve changes in PTPN11-related Noonan syndrome

Characteristic features of Noonan syndrome include dysmorphic facies, short stature, and congenital cardiac defects. Pathogenic variants in PTPN11 are one of the common causes and may result in optic nerve head anomalies. We describe the optic nerve findings in two families with Noonan syndrome due to pathogenic varian …

Genetic testing: Getting it right

Organophosphate retinopathy

Organophosphates have rarely been reported to cause various ocular sequelae including retinal degeneration. Retinal manifestations have been rarely reported and poorly characterized. We describe a case of a 76-year-old man with vision loss beginning in his 20s due to acute on chronic exposure to dimethoate, an organoph …

Spontaneously resolving macular cyst in an infant

The purpose of this study is to describe transient macular cysts in an infant and correlate their occurrence with normal development events. A newborn Caucasian girl presented with a protruding corneal mass in her left eye at birth. She underwent a complete ophthalmic examination. A keratinized staphylomatous malformat …

Genetics for the ophthalmologist

The eye has played a major role in human genomics including gene therapy. It is the fourth most common organ system after integument (skin, hair and nails), nervous system, and musculoskeletal system to be involved in genetic disorders. The eye is involved in single gene disorders and those caused by multifactorial eti …

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