Síndrome de Usher tipo I - Presentación de caso

Abstract

Usher syndrome encompasses a group of autosomal recessive disorders determined by congenital sensorineural deafness, vestibular alteration, and progressive retinitis pigmentosa. The following describes a case of a 19-year-old man who was seen in the low vision consultation at a specialized visual center in the city of Bogotá, Colombia in August 2018. This patient has a history of mild hearing problems since birth and total deafness from 6 months of age, he also has pseudophakia due to cataract in the left eye at 12 years of age. In the clinical evaluation, the diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa is evidenced, which has progressively exacerbated an important limitation in the peripheral visual field.