WERNERS-SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT

A 26 year-old woman, whose parents were consanguineously married, was admitted to our center because of bilateral juvenile cataract The pati ent exhibited short stature, sclerodermalike appearance of the skin wi th a typical bird-like facies, thinning and graying of hair high pitch ed voice and hypogonadism. Werner's syndrome, was diagnosed History, p athogeny, clinical features, diagnosis and cataract surgery are discus sed.