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Posted by pam smith on 4/2/2004, 1:23 pm, in reply to "I have a coloboma and so does my father" --Previous Message--
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My daughter who is now 22 years old was born with colomboma in both eyes that appear exactly the same shape in each eye. Her eyes have been the topic of many a conversation. She is a medical school and has never had a problems with her eyes. She has been admired and especially the boys have loved her eyes. she was given the option of having contacts made to cover the pupil and make it appear normal for hersake not ours and she choose not to. She had never had anyone to make fun of had her feelings hurt as a result but was always told her eyes were special. This isn't to say that she hasn't gotten tired of being the topic of conversation whenever introduce to someone for the 1st. Her college professors which are doctors themselves have complimented her as well as her peers. She never came home from school or playtime complaining of anyone saying anytime mean. I'm glad since I'm her mother. She did a research paper on the subject for one of her medical courses and found that the gene could be passed from either mother or father. No one on either of her dad's side or my side know of any family member with the condition. Nor did our grandparents or greatgrandparents. Apparently it is something that can surface at anytime. I hope this helps, in my daughter's situation she has always had positive results not negative ones as a result of this condition.
: I have a colomboma in my left eye which
: represents a cats eye and so does my
: father in the same eye. Is it
: genetic? I read somewhere that its
: only got to do with the mothers
: genes. Is there a cure? I am not
: blind in that eye and neither is my
: father. Will my children have to
: suffer the emotional distress I went
: through when I was younger?
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