microphthalmia

Microphthalmia essentially means small eyes. It is characterized by a small eye within a small orbit. It can be unilateral or bilateral. It is sometimes defined as a globe with a total axial length that is at least two standard deviations below the mean for age.

Pathology

Microphthalmia can have a complex etiology and genetics.

Associations

Microphthalmia can either occur isolation in association or with numerous other conditions which include

Radiographic assessment

Antenatal ultrasound

Assessment and detection of microphthalmia antenatally is difficult and is often inferred from a small size of the orbit. There may or may not be evidence of concurrent hypotelorism.

See also

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