ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA IN ALAGILLE SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT

Alagille's syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia is a unique and uncomm on congenital disorder exhibiting a combination of systemic and ocular abnormalities. It is of interest to the ophthalmologist presenting wi th a combination of anterior and posterior segment anomalies and it is unique for the paediatrician in that these anomalies distinguish this condition from all other causes of neonatal jaundice. The authors des cribe a case of a young girl with Alagille's syndrome who developed bi lateral acute angle closure, a hitherto unreported finding in this con dition.