CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MORNING GLORY DISC ANOMALY

Purpose and method: Capillary haemangiomas in children are usually iso lated, but may have systemic associations. This accords with our findi ng of ocular malformations, especially ''morning glory disc anomaly'' (MGDA), in three children which are described. Results: All three chil dren had extensive capillary haemangiomas in combination with MGDA in one eye. One of the children also had microphthalmos in one eye and a partial agenesis of the corpus callosum, Another child had sclerocorne a in one eye and congenital heart defects. Conclusion: An association of extensive capillary haemangiomas with MGDA is described. The embryo logical timing of such defects as well as investigation of the childre n is discussed. Extensive haemangiomas have not previously, to our kno wledge, been described in association with MGDA.