Cataract Surgery in Eyes with Congenital Iris-Choroidal Coloboma: Quantitative Assessment of Intraocular Lens Alignment and Optical Quality. [PDF]
J Clin MedBackground/Objectives: Cataract surgery in eyes with congenital iris–choroidal coloboma is technically challenging, and postoperative intraocular lens (IOL) alignment and objective optical quality remain insufficiently characterized. This study evaluated
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Bilateral lens coloboma in child with Marfan's syndrome treated with lens surgery
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Lens coloboma can occur with ocular or systemic associations like Marfan's and Stickler's syndrome. Causes of poor vision include refractive error, anisometropia and amblyopia.
Sandra C Ganesh +3 more
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Lens Biometry in Congenital Lens Deformities: A Swept-Source Anterior Segment OCT Analysis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Aims: To investigate the lens biometric parameters in congenital lens deformities, using a novel technique of swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SS-ASOCT).Methods: This prospective study included patients with microspherophakia ...
Ze-xu Chen +8 more
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Subluxated cataractous lens and high myopia: An uncommon association in an achondroplasia child
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant congenital disorder of endochondral ossification, induced by abnormal activity of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3.
H Kishore
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A rare case of spontaneous anterior dislocation of cataractous lens in coloboma
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2023 We present a case of a young patient who developed leukocoria as a result of spontaneous anterior dislocation of lens in conjunction with an iridolenticular coloboma.
VK Hema, Kalpana Narendran, V Arjun
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A Typical Lens Coloboma – A Rare Cause of Childhood Blindness
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011 A lens coloboma is a rare congenital anomaly characetrised by its nothching at the eguator occurring generally at the site of embryonic fissure i.e. inferonasally. Superior Lens Coloboma is rare ocular finding.
Punita Garg, Parul Aggarwal, H.K Sidhu
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Bilateral isolated lens coloboma associated with bicuspid aortic valve
, 2015 A 27-year-old woman presented with a history of long-standing poor vision in both eyes. Ophthalmologic examination after pupillary dilatation revealed bilateral lens coloboma situated in the inferotemporal quadrant.
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Sox11 is required to maintain proper levels of Hedgehog signaling during vertebrate ocular morphogenesis. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2014 Ocular coloboma is a sight-threatening malformation caused by failure of the choroid fissure to close during morphogenesis of the eye, and is frequently associated with additional anomalies, including microphthalmia and cataracts.
Lakshmi Pillai-Kastoori +8 more
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Effects of High Salt-Exposure on the Development of Retina and Lens in 5.5-Day Chick Embryo [PDF]
, 2014 Background/Aims: Excess maternal salt intake during pregnancy may alter fetal development. However, our knowledge on how an increased salt intake during pregnancy influences fetal eye development is limited.
Xiao-yu Wang +18 more
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