Brittle cornea syndrome

Abstract

Brittle cornea syndrome is a rare generalized connective tissue disorder associated with extreme corneal thinning and other features such as blue sclera, keratoconus, keratoglobus, and high myopia. In this report, the mother and both the children had blue sclera of varying intensity along with corneal thinning in the children which was measurable only in the elder sibling.

Keywords

• blue sclera
• brittle cornea
• keratoconus
• keratoglobus