{"title":"Obesity-cerebral-ocular syndrome--a case report.","authors":"T H Tay, C M Seet","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The obesity-Cerebral-Ocular Syndrome is an uncommon disorder which closely resembles the Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Syndrome. It is also one of several disorders in which obesity, mental retardation and ocular abnormalities are associated. The article presents a case study followed up over 18 years and emphasises the importance of ophthalmic review in preserving visual function.</p>","PeriodicalId":76683,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Singapore Paediatric Society","volume":"34 1-2","pages":"46-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of the Singapore Paediatric Society","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The obesity-Cerebral-Ocular Syndrome is an uncommon disorder which closely resembles the Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Syndrome. It is also one of several disorders in which obesity, mental retardation and ocular abnormalities are associated. The article presents a case study followed up over 18 years and emphasises the importance of ophthalmic review in preserving visual function.