Isolated microcornea: case report and relation to other "small eye" phenotypes

Isolated microcornea is a very rarely-described condition of reduced cornea size (less than 11 mm horizontal diameter) in an individual without other significant ocular (or systemic) findings. This case report describes the biometric features of a boy with isolated microcornea (the youngest and most...

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Veröffentlicht in:Middle East African journal of ophthalmology 2008-04, Vol.15 (2), p.87-89
Hauptverfasser: Hazin, Ribhi, Khan, Arif O
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Isolated microcornea is a very rarely-described condition of reduced cornea size (less than 11 mm horizontal diameter) in an individual without other significant ocular (or systemic) findings. This case report describes the biometric features of a boy with isolated microcornea (the youngest and most completely described patient to the best of our knowledge) and suggests that the condition is the same entity as relative anterior microphthalmos.
ISSN:0974-9233
0975-1599
0974-9233
0975-1599
DOI:10.4103/0974-9233.51999