Eye (2016) 30, 1268–1271 © 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved 0950-222X/16 www.nature.com/eye 1 1 2 CASE SERIES Ophthalmologic B Pasyanthi , T Mendonca , V Sachdeva and R Kekunnaya1 manifestations of Hallermann–Streiff– Francois syndrome: report of four cases Abstract previous sporadic reports and described this syndrome with seven essential criteria to diagnose Purpose Hallermann–Streiff–Francois dyscephalia with bird face and dental anomalies, syndrome (HSS) is a rare genetic disorder nanism, hypotrichosis, cutaneous atrophy, characterised by ocular and craniofacial microphthalmia and congenital cataract.1,2 The anomalies. The purpose of this report is to purpose of this report is to highlight the ocular highlight the ophthalmological features in four features and outcomes in four such patients. such patients and outcomes of cataract surgery. Patients and methods Retrospective review of medical records of patients with cataract Review of cases and/or microcornea due to HSS was done. We identified four (two boys and two girls) Presenting features, ocular findings, ocular patients with microcornea and congenital cataract 1Jasti V Ramanamma motility and visual outcomes were noted. who had associated sparse hair, micrognathia and Children’s Eye Care Centre, Results We identified four children with abeakednosesuggestiveofunderlyingoculo- Pediatric Ophthalmology, microcornea/cataract who had associated Strabismus and facial dysplasia, HSS (Figures 1 and 2). Mean age clinical features suggestive of HSS. Mean age Neuro-ophthalmology of patients at presentation was 25.5 ± 27.8 months at presentation was 25.5 ± 27.8 months. Three Services, L V Prasad with a range of 30 days to 5 years. Best corrected Eye Institute, KAR Campus, children presented with poor vision in both visual acuity (BCVA) at presentation was fixing Hyderabad, India eyes and one with strabismus. All patients and following light (FFL) in both eyes. Presenting had a microcornea and microphthalmos. 2 complaint was poor vision in three children and Nimmagada Prasad Three patients had a membranous cataract. Children’s Eye Care Centre, one for co-existent strabismus. All patients had a Horizontal corneal diameter ranged from 5.5 Department of Pediatric microcornea and microphthalmos. Three patients to 10.5 mm and axial length ranged from 12 to Ophthalmology, Strabismus had a membranous cataract while lens was clear and Neuro-ophthalmology, 18 mm. Three patients had associated L V Prasad Eye Institute, strabismus. Three patients underwent lens in one. GMRV Campus, extraction and two underwent strabismus Visakhapatnam, India surgery. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) Case 1 improved from fixing, following light to a Correspondence: median post-operative BCVA of 20/380. A 3-month-old girl was presented with a complaint R Kekunnaya, Head, Child of small eyes since birth. Her birth history was Sight Institute, Jasti V One eye developed retinal detachment. Ramanamma Children’s Eye Conclusion Children with HSS present with unremarkable. On examination, she had blue sclera Care Centre, Department membranous cataracts, microcornea and and her corneal diameter was about 5.50 mm and of Pediatric Ophthalmology, microphthalmos and present surgical challenges. 5.0 mm in right and left eye, respectively. She had Strabismus and Neuro- Though the patients were mostly left aphakic, iris atrophy with diffuse posterior synechiae in ophthalmology, L V Prasad both eyes. Fundus examination showed Eye Institute, KAR Campus, all showed moderate visual improvement. Hyderabad 500034, India Eye (2016) 30, 1268–1271; doi:10.1038/eye.2016.161; peripapillary chorioretinal atrophy in both eyes. Tel: +91 40 30612632; published online 29 July 2016 Axial length of right eye was 15.29 mm and left eye Fax: +91 40 3548271. was 15.79 mm. Refractive error was +14.0 diopters E-mail: [email protected] sphere in both eyes. She was prescribed glasses and Introduction and [email protected] was advised regular follow-up. However, the child Hallermann–Streiff–Francois syndrome (HSS, presented 10 months later with a large esotropia of Received: 1 April 2016 Accepted: 28 June 2016 oculo-mandibulo-dyscephaly with hypotrichosis) about 70 prism diopters (PD). Binocularly, her Published online: is a rare genetic disorder characterised by ocular BCVA was FFL. Bilateral medial rectus muscle 29 July 2016 and craniofacial anomalies.1 Francois reviewed recession of 6.5 mm and right eye lateral rectus Hallermann-Streiff-Francois syndrome and cataract B Pasyanthi et al 1269 Figure 1 (a–d) Clinical photograph of all four patients showing presence of microphthalmos with microcornea (black arrow), hypotrichosis (black asterisk) and beaked nose (black arrowheads). Note that three patients (1, 3 and 4) had obvious esotropia. muscle resection of 6 mm was done under general exotropia of 10 PD. Associated craniofacial features anaesthesia. She had 12 PD of residual esotropia. She was suggestive of HSS were noted. The child underwent advised visual rehabilitation measures. cataract surgery followed by amblyopia therapy. However, she presented 1 year later with developmental cataract in her right eye. B Scan showed Case 3 acoustically clear vitreous with deep excavation at the disc area suggestive of coloboma of optic nerve. Corneal A 60-month-old girl was brought with a complaint of small diameter was 6mm and there were extensive posterior eyeball and poor vision. There was severe microcornea synechiae. The child was rehabilitated with cataract (HCD = 5.5 mm OU) and axial length of 10 mm and 11 mm, surgery refractive correction and amblyopia therapy. respectively. Both eyes had a membranous cataract and an esotropia of 60 PD. The child underwent cataract surgery Case 2 followed by medial rectus muscle recession in both eyes. A 1-month-old boy was brought with complaints of Case 4 poor vision and cataract. Clinical examination showed microcornea (horizontal corneal diameter (HCD): 9.5 mm A 36-month-old boy presented with inward deviation both eyes) microphthalmos, total cataract in both eyes and of the eyeballs. There was severe microcornea, Eye Hallermann-Streiff-Francois syndrome and cataract B Pasyanthi et al 1270 Figure 2 (a–d) Montage picture showing systemic features in the children. Note sparse hair (a and b, black asterisk), beaked nose (b, black arrowhead) and micrognathia (b, black arrow). c and d show the presence of dental abnormalities (black arrows). microphthalmos and esotropia of 45 PD. Lens was clear in Discussion both eyes and fundus was within normal limits. The child The aetiology of HSS remains unknown. Sporadic underwent medial rectus muscle recession of both eyes occurrences reported are believed to be secondary followed by amblyopia therapy. to a mutation in autosomal dominant gene, with a At the time of examination under anaesthesia, mean variable expressivity.3 The underlying mutation in HSS HCD was found to be 7.5 ± 1.9 and 7.7 ± 2.5 mm in right is unknown, however, chromosomal studies have been and left eye, respectively. Similarly mean axial length was 4,5 16.6 ± 1.9 mm and 16.8 ± 1.6 mm in right and left eye, normal in almost all instances, with few exceptions. respectively. Three patients underwent lens aspiration Ocular manifestations are seen in about 90% of the 6,7 +primary posterior capsulotomy+anterior vitrectomy. patients. Our study highlights the ophthalmological Small eyeball, extensive posterior synechiae and features in four children. Although literature suggests membranous cataract were noted in all patients early-onset congenital cataracts in most children, in and caused intra-operative difficulties. In all patients, our series two patients had late onset (5 years). All of all procedures were performed using an anterior our patients had associated microcornea, microphthalmos vitrectome. All patients were left aphakic (Figure 3). and 75% had strabismus. One patient also had a Three patients had an associated strabismus, 1 with 10 coloboma of the optic nerve. Unlike previous reports,6,7 PD exotropia and 2 with a mean esotropia of 60 PD. All none had a low incidence of lid complications like ptosis, children received spectacle correction, vision rehabilitation entropion and glaucomatous. measures and amblyopia therapy, where applicable. Our series highlights the fact that membranous All eyes showed an improvement in BCVA except one eye cataracts might be expected in these children and that developed a retinal detachment. Median post-operative intra-operative difficulty might be encountered due to BCVA was 20/380 (range: No PL to 20/130). small eyeball, posterior synechiae and cataract Eye Hallermann-Streiff-Francois syndrome and cataract B Pasyanthi et al 1271 Figure 3 Post-operative photograph of both eyes of patient 3, showing presence of aphakia. Note (a) the presence of pigments over the capsule and (b) the posterior synechiae suggestive of intensive inflammation that these children might be predisposed to. morphology. We recommend a possible use of vitrectome Conflict of interest to perform most of the steps in these cases. However, The authors declare no conflict of interest. in view of severe microcornea and microphthalmos, aphakia is preferred with visual rehabilitation by glasses. Our series also highlights high incidence of associated Acknowledgements strabismus and possible visual improvement with We would like to thank Dr Akhila Acharya for her help multiple procedures. with language editing and Mr Chary SBN, Mr G Naresh Ophthalmologists should