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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep 5;156(6):1159–1168.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.06.037

TABLE 5.

Extraocular Abnormalities on Systemic Diagnostic Testing in Patients With Uveal Coloboma

Abnormal Finding n/N (%)
Cardiac abnormalities 10/19 (53)
 VSD 3
 ASD 2
 Mitral valve prolapse 1
 PFO 1
 ASD/PDA 1
 Pulmonary stenosis/PFO 1
 ASD/VSD 1
Urogenital abnormalities 5/72 (7)
 Bilateral hydronephrosis 1
 Small left kidney with multiple small cysts 1
 Slightly small left kidney 1
 Cyst in left kidney 1
 Missing left kidney 1
Skeletal abnormalities 10/77 (13)
 Osteopenia 4
 Missing 2 thoracic vertebrae 1
 Fused C2-C3 vertebrae 1
 Spina bifida occulta T8 1
 Small left cervical rib 1
 Missing T12 ribs 1
 Incomplete blocked vertebrae at C6-C7 1
Brain abnormalities 5/29 (17)
 Single focal subcortical white matter abnormality in right frontal lobe 1
 Increased T1 signal in cerebellum 1
 Prominent perivascular spaces 1
 Small arachnoid cyst in left middle cranial fossa 1
 6-mm descent of cerebellar tonsils to C1 arch; prominent perivascular spaces; delayed myelination; periventricular white matter lesion of L temporal lobe; 2 L subependymal cysts 1
Audiology findings 13/75 (17)
 Bilateral conductive hearing loss 5
 Unilateral conductive hearing loss 5
 Bilateral mixed hearing loss 1
 Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss 2

ASD = atrial septal defect; PDA = patent ductus arteriosus; PFO = patent foramen ovale; VSD = ventricular septal defect.