Eyeball Development: Eyeball Anomalies Flashcards
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Eyeball anomalies
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- Coloboma
- Iridopupillary membrane
- Congenital cataracts
- Hyaloid artery
- Microphthalmia
- Anophthalmia
- Congenital aphakia
- Aniridia
- Cyclopia
- Synophthalmia
2
Q
Coloboma
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May occur if choroid fissure fails to close
3
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Iridopupillary membrane
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May persist
4
Q
Congenital cataracts
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Lens becomes opaque during intrauterine life
5
Q
Hyaloid artery
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May persist to form cord or cyst
6
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Microphthalmia
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Eye is too small
Eyeball is only 2/3 of its normal volume
7
Q
Anophthalmia
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Absence of eye
8
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Congenital aphakia
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Absence of lens
9
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Aniridia
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Absence of iris
10
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Cyclopia
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Single eye
11
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Synophthalmia
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Fusion of eyes
