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Results 1 - 10 of 22 for Anophthalmia
  1. Anophthalmia/Microphthalmia 
    Anophthalmia and microphthalmia are disorders that affect eye development before birth. Microphthalmia is a birth defect in which one or both eyes do not develop ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/anophthalmia-microphthalmia - Genetics
  2. Anophthalmia/microphthalmia-esophageal atresia syndrome 
    Anophthalmia/microphthalmia-esophageal atresia (AEG) syndrome is a rare disorder that is characterized by the abnormal development ... are usually born without one or both eyes (anophthalmia), although some individuals have underdeveloped and abnormally small ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...icrophthalmia-esophageal-atresia-syndrome - Genetics
  3. Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia From the National Institutes of Health (National Eye Institute)  
    Eye Diseases/Children ... Eye Diseases ... Birth Defects/Specifics ... Birth Defects ... National Eye Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Anophthalmia means one ...
    https://www.nei.nih.gov/.../anophthalmia-and-microphthalmia - National Institutes of Health
  4. Ophthalmo-acromelic syndrome 
    ... The eyes are often absent or severely underdeveloped (anophthalmia), or they may be abnormally small (microphthalmia). Usually ... limbs, and eyes. These changes likely underlie the anophthalmia and skeletal malformations of ophthalmo-acromelic syndrome. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/ophthalmo-acromelic-syndrome - Genetics
  5. SOX2 gene 
    ... cause one or both eyes to be absent (anophthalmia) or underdeveloped and abnormally small (microphthalmia). Because both conditions are characterized by impaired eye development, anophthalmia and microphthalmia are often considered to be related ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/sox2 - Genetics
  6. OTX2 gene 
    ... cause one or both eyes to be absent (anophthalmia) or underdeveloped and abnormally small (microphthalmia). Because both conditions are characterized by impaired eye development, anophthalmia and microphthalmia are often considered to be related ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/otx2 - Genetics
  7. Coloboma 
    ... microphthalmia should be distinguished from another condition called anophthalmia, in which no eyeball forms at all. However, the terms anophthalmia and severe microphthalmia are often used interchangeably. Microphthalmia ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/coloboma - Genetics
  8. SMOC1 gene 
    ... calcium-binding protein 1 gene, SMOC1, cause waardenburg anophthalmia syndrome. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Jan 7; ... BMP antagonist, SMOC-1, causes Ophthalmo-acromelic (Waardenburg Anophthalmia) syndrome in humans and mice. PLoS Genet. 2011 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/smoc1 - Genetics
  9. Birth Defects (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are birth defects? A birth defect is a problem that happens while a baby is developing in the mother's body. Most birth defects happen during the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/birthdefects.html - Health Topics
  10. Eye Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    What diseases can affect the eye? Even if your eyes feel healthy, you could have a problem and not know it. That's why regular eye exams are so important. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eyediseases.html - Health Topics
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