Case Report

Ocular Findings in the 16p11.2 Microdeletion Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Ocular findings by patient.

PatientYearReferenceOphthalmic findings

12019Stingl et al. (this report)Intermittent exodeviation, mild hyperopia bilaterally, ptosis of the left eyelid, and a posterior embryotoxon bilaterally
22018Dell’Edera et al. [8]Hypertelorism (interpupillary distance of 2.9 cm), mildly downslanting palpebral fissures
32018Gatti et al. [22]Downslanting palpebral fissures, slight eversion of the lateral third of the lower eyelid, long eyelashes
42015Moreno-Igoa et al. [13]Short and upslanting palpebral fissures, hypertelorism, epicanthal folds, ptosis of the eyelids, iris heterochromia
52014D’Angelo et al. [7]Deep-set eyes
62014Pebrel-Richard et al. [14]Acute visual impairment appeared with retinitis pigmentosa and progressive visual loss
72014Gerundino et al. [21]Downslanting palpebral fissures with deep-set eyes
82012Kino et al. [11]Hypertelorism
92012Tabet et al. [18]Deep-set eyes, thick supraorbital ridge
102011Barge-schaapveld et al. [6]Patient 1: sagging lateral upper eyelids
11Patient 4: Full lateral part of the upper eyelids
12Patient 3: right-sided convergent strabismus, hypotelorism, narrow palpebral fissures, full lateral part of the upper eyelids, relatively thin eyebrows with lateral notches
132011Schaaf et al. [15]Prominent eyes
14Mild horizontal nystagmus on extreme lateral gaze
152010Bardakjian et al. [5]Left microphthalmia, persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous and posterior coloboma, right posterior pole coloboma
162010Shinawi et al. [9]Mild hypertelorism
17Downslanting palpebral fissures
18Deep-set eyes
19Hypertelorism
20“Almond shaped” eyes
21Hypertelorism
222010Fernandez et al. [17]Proband 2, 13yo boy: long, narrow palpebral fissures
23proband3c (mother): deep-set eyes
24Proband 3, 5 yo male: hypertelorism (inner canthal distance 3.4 cm, > +2SD)
252010Sampson et al. [20]Retinal dystrophy, retinitis pigmentosa
262009Shimojima et al. [16]Bilateral ptosis
272009Hemple et al. [23]Deep-set eyes
282009Bijlsma et al. [24]Short palpebral fissures
29Short and down-slanted palpebral fissures
30Hypertelorism, bilateral epicanthic folds, short palpebral fissures, mild ptosis
31Prominent infraorbital skin creases
32Slightly deep-set eyes
33Mild ptosis
34Blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus, telecanthus
35Downslanting and narrow palpebral fissures
36Downslanting and narrow palpebral fissures
372008Kumar et al. [12]Downslanting palpebral fissures
382007Ballif et al. [19]Downslanting palpebral fissures; bilateral epicanthal folds; deep-set eyes; absent tear ducts; strabismus
39Short and downslanting palpebral fissures; relative hypotelorism (3rd–10th percentile)
40Downslanting palpebral fissures; left epicanthal fold; hypotelorism
41Downslanting palpebral fissures; mild epicanthal folds; deep-set eyes
42Narrow and slightly short palpebral fissures; relative hypertelorism (0 to +1SD); ptosis (right eye); strabismus (left eye); hyperopia
432002Hernando et al. [10]Blepharophimosis, coloboma and unilateral chorioretinitis (right eye)