Classifying Ectopia Lentis in Marfan Syndrome Into Five Grades of Increasing Severity

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-01-01

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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Marfan syndrome is characterized by musculoskeletal manifestations, cardiovascular disease and ocular abnormalities, particularly ectopia lentis. Diagnosis depends on clinical evaluation, family history and molecular data: mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1). Ectopia lentis is the most common ocular manifestation in Marfan syndrome with FBN1 mutation and is relatively specific to this disease when associated with other features. However, clinical examinations for identifying ectopia lentis have not really been codified. The purpose of this study is to describe a 5-grade classification of increasing severity for ectopia lentis based on clinical examination and to evaluate the predictive value for the early grades of ectopia lentis in order to help characterize this major clinical diagnosis criterion.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Marfan Syndrome Ectopia Lentis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Marfan Syndrome (MFS) patients

Patients who had a clinical diagnosis of MFS according to the revised Ghent criteria (ectopia lentis was not taken into account for the diagnosis), confirmed by FBN1 sequencing.

ophthalmological examinations using a slit lamp bio microscopy and a three-mirror lens, standard procedure.

Intervention Type OTHER

Pupillary dilatation was performed with instillation of tropicamide and phenylephrine. The ophthalmological examination included visual acuity measurement, using a slit lamp biomicroscopy to analyse the anterior segment and a three mirror lens to appreciate the quality of the dilation validated by the absence of pupillary reflex and to search for ectopia lentis. Ectopia Lentis grade is evaluated according to the 5-grade classification.

Control patients

Relatives of MFS patients with none of the clinical features of MFS and in whom testing for the familial FBN1 mutation was negative.

ophthalmological examinations using a slit lamp bio microscopy and a three-mirror lens, standard procedure.

Intervention Type OTHER

Pupillary dilatation was performed with instillation of tropicamide and phenylephrine. The ophthalmological examination included visual acuity measurement, using a slit lamp biomicroscopy to analyse the anterior segment and a three mirror lens to appreciate the quality of the dilation validated by the absence of pupillary reflex and to search for ectopia lentis. Ectopia Lentis grade is evaluated according to the 5-grade classification.

Interventions

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ophthalmological examinations using a slit lamp bio microscopy and a three-mirror lens, standard procedure.

Pupillary dilatation was performed with instillation of tropicamide and phenylephrine. The ophthalmological examination included visual acuity measurement, using a slit lamp biomicroscopy to analyse the anterior segment and a three mirror lens to appreciate the quality of the dilation validated by the absence of pupillary reflex and to search for ectopia lentis. Ectopia Lentis grade is evaluated according to the 5-grade classification.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* MFS patient, clinical diagnosis according to revised Ghent criteria, confirmed by FBN1 mutation.
* Relatives of MFS patients with none of the clinical features of MFS and in whom testing for the familial FBN1 mutation was negative.