Renal coloboma syndrome (RCS), also called papillorenal syndrome, is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by optic nerve dysplasia and renal hypodysplasia. The eye anomalies consist of a wide ...

Development of the eye is a fascinating subject. Simultaneous invagination of the optic vesicle and the optic stalk creates the fetal fissure inferonasally, which then closes, beginning at the equator ...

A coloboma is an eye abnormality present at birth that results from the absence of some tissues in certain parts of the eye. One or both eyes may be affected. The most obvious presentation of a ...

THE disappearance of Madeleine McCann is one of the most high-profile missing person cases in the world. With her face appearing on many a TV screen or poster over the last 17 years, as investigations ...

In eyelid coloboma a piece of either the upper or lower eyelid is absent. Eyelid coloboma may be part of a genetic syndrome, or happen as a result of a disruption of eyelid development in a baby. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Retinal detachment associated with chorioretinal or optic nerve coloboma is quite uncommon during childhood but ...

Isolated coloboma can follow all possible patterns of single gene inheritance, namely autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive and X-linked.In one family, however, coloboma will follow only one pattern ...

Ocular coloboma is an abnormality of the eye resulting from its defective development. One or both eyes may be affected by holes or gaps in the cornea, iris, ciliary body, lens, choroidal layer, lens, ...

To determine the validity of laser photocoagulation as a prophylactic treatment in the prevention of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in a group of paediatric patients presenting with ...

Goldenhar syndrome: A syndrome with diminution in size of one half of the face, along with dermolipoma and dermoid (tumors on the surface of the eyeball) and ear abnormalities. Treacher-Collins ...

A young woman in Poland is getting attention after speaking out on Instagram with claims that she may be Madeline McCann, the British toddler who has been missing since 2007. McCann, in case you’re ...