1) Congenital disorder of eye
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Anophthalmia, (Greek: ανόφθαλμος, `without eye`), is the medical term for the absence of one or both eyes. Both the globe (human eye) and the ocular tissue are missing from the orbit. The absence of the eye will cause a small bony orbit, a constricted mucosal socket, short eyelids, reduced palpebral fissure and malar prominence. Geneti.....
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(from the article `malformation`) Cyclopian malformations with a single median eye occur rarely in man and other animals. More frequent anomalies are anophthalmia (absence of eyes) ...
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Congenital absence of all tissues of the eyes. ... Origin: G. An-priv. + ophthalmos, eye ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(an″of-thal´me-ә) a developmental anomaly consisting of complete absence of the eyes or presence of only rudimentary eyes.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′of-thal′mē-ă Definitions: 1. Congenital absence of all tissues of the eyes. Synonyms: anophthalmos
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Anophthalmia: Absence of the eye, as a result of a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers, strictly speaking, to absence of the globe and ocular tissue from the orbit. However, in most cases of anophthalmia, CT scans show some remnants of the globe, indicating they represent severe microphthalmia (small eyes). Anop...
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A rare disorder that affects an unknown exact number of people. It is believed to affect approximately 1 in every 10,000 live births. A baby can be born with this disorder or it can be diagnosed later in life. Anophthalmia means that the globe and eye tissue of the orbit are missing. It can affect one eye or both, which would result in blindne...
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