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The most common vision problem in people with Marfan syndrome is nearsightedness (myopia). Nearsightedness is sharp vision for things that are close and blurred vision for things that are farther away. Dislocation of the lens of the eye is a hallmark of Marfan syndrome that occurs in very few other conditions. Cataracts, or glaucoma at an early age, or detached retinas, also occur in people with Marfan syndrome.

The most common vision problem in people with Marfan syndrome is nearsightedness (myopia). Nearsightedness is sharp vision for things that are close and blurred vision for things that are farther away. Dislocation of the lens of the eye is a hallmark of Marfan syndrome that occurs in very few other conditions. Cataracts, or glaucoma at an early age, or detached retinas, also occur in people with Marfan syndrome.

== The Lungs ==

=== The Lungs ===

In Marfan syndrome, the air sacs in the [[lungs]] may be unusually large. In addition, the chest may be abnormally shaped. For these reasons, people with Marfan syndrome may have breathing problems, such as collapsed lungs (spontaneous pneumothorax) and early emphysema.

In Marfan syndrome, the air sacs in the [[lungs]] may be unusually large. In addition, the chest may be abnormally shaped. For these reasons, people with Marfan syndrome may have breathing problems, such as collapsed lungs (spontaneous pneumothorax) and early emphysema.

The Skin

 

===The Skin===

Stretch marks, not due to weight gain or loss, commonly occur on the skin of people with Marfan syndrome.

Stretch marks, not due to weight gain or loss, commonly occur on the skin of people with Marfan syndrome.