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persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous — a congenital anomaly, usually unilateral, due to persistence of embryonic remnants of the primary vitreous and part of the adjacent vascular structures. Clinically, there is a white pupil, elongated ciliary processes, and often microphthalmia;… … Medical dictionary
Vitreous — A clear, jelly like substance that fills the middle of the eye. Also called the vitreous humor, humor in medicine referring to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. * * * 1. Glassy; resembling glass. 2. SYN: v. body. [L. vitreus, glassy, fr. vitrum,… … Medical dictionary
secondary vitreous — embryonic vitreous composed of densely packed fine fibrils formed around the primary vitreous by the inner layer of the optic cup … Medical dictionary
tertiary vitreous — embryonic zonular fibers derived from the primary vitreous and the basement membrane of the nonpigmented epithelium of the ciliary body; the fibers eventually attach to the lens capsule, giving rise to the zonule of Zinn … Medical dictionary
Glaucoma — Classification and external resources Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye. Note the mid sized pupil, which was nonreactive to light, and injection of the conjunctiva. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Coats' disease — Classification and external resources Clinical photography of patient with Coats disease, showing conjunctival hyperemia, mild corneal edema, posterior synechiae and cataract. ICD … Wikipedia
Persistent tunica vasculosa lentis — is a congenital ocular anomaly. Also known as persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV). * It is a developmental disorder of the vitreous. * Usually unilateral and first noticed in the neonatal period. * Associated with micropthalmos. *… … Wikipedia
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Retinopathy of prematurity — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 11442 ICD10 = ICD10|H|35|1|h|30 ICD9 = ICD9|362.21 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = oph eMedicineTopic = 413 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|1998 | MeshID = D012178 Retinopathy of… … Wikipedia
Leukocoria — (also leukokoria [ [http://medical dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/leukokoria thefreedictionary.com] ] ) is an abnormal white reflection from the retina. Despite its color, the reflection is related to the familiar red eye effect, not to… … Wikipedia
