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Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia
Clinical appearance of anophthalmia (upper picture) and microphthalmia (lower picture).
- Anophthalmia - clinical description for the absence of an eye. Gene mutation of SOX2, a developmental transcription factor, has been associated with this condition.
- Microphthalmia - clinical description for the presence of a small eye within the orbit and occurs in up to 11% of blind children.
- Links: Anophthalmia and microphthalmia | Anophthalmia | Microphthalmia | Sensory - Vision Abnormalities
Reference
Verma AS & Fitzpatrick DR. (2007). Anophthalmia and microphthalmia. Orphanet J Rare Dis , 2, 47. PMID: 18039390 DOI.
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