Heritable unilateral clinical anophthalmia. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2004 Mar;20(2):166-8
Date
04/15/2004Pubmed ID
15083088DOI
10.1097/01.iop.0000117343.59101.aaScopus ID
2-s2.0-3843080967 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 9 CitationsAbstract
We examined a newborn child with unilateral right-sided clinical anophthalmos born to a mother with unilateral left-sided anophthalmos. Although rare, isolated nonsyndromic heritable unilateral anophthalmia and microphthalmia have been reported in the literature. We briefly review the genetics of such anomalies and discuss the importance of a full clinical genetics evaluation. Treatment of this patient's anophthalmic socket consists of progressive conformer expansion to be followed by placement of a self-inflating polymer expander.
Author List
Griepentrog GJ, Lucarelli MJAuthor
Gregory J. Griepentrog MD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAnophthalmos
Eye Diseases, Hereditary
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed