Elsevier

The Lancet

Volume 366, Issue 9501, 3–9 December 2005, Pages 1978-1981
The Lancet

Eponym
Marfan's syndrome

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66995-4Get rights and content

Section snippets

Ophthalmological

Marfan's syndrome is a multisystem disorder. As such, management calls for collaboration between various disciplines and coordination of different strategies. Strabismus is a frequent finding7 and, if uncorrected, can result in amblyopia. Highly myopic patients can achieve good visual acuity with glasses or contact lenses. In high myopia, retinal detachment is an important concern because the globe is elongated and the retina is subject to abnormal stretching and therefore has a propensity to

Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan 1858–1942

Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan (figure 3) was born in Castelnaudary, département Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon région, France, on June 23, 1858. He began his medical studies in Toulouse and moved 2 years later to Paris. His medical studies were interrupted by military service and he graduated in 1886.13, 14

Marfan trained initially as an internist and then turned to paediatrics. From 1892 to 1914, he was appointed in turn to the posts of assistant professor of paediatrics at the University of Paris

First page preview

First page preview
Click to open first page preview

References (15)

There are more references available in the full text version of this article.

Cited by (64)

  • Angiotensin Receptor Blockers vs. Beta-Blocker Therapy for Marfan Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    2022, Annals of Vascular Surgery
    Citation Excerpt :

    Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disease highly related to pathogenic mutation of the FBN-1 gene on chromosome 15q21, which controls the encoding of fibrillin-1, an essential component of all connective tissue in the human body.1-4

  • Marfan syndrome revisited: From genetics to the clinic

    2020, Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
View all citing articles on Scopus
View full text