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Coloboma
Coloboma is a collective term encompassing any focal discontinuity in the structure of the eye and should not be confused with staphylomas which are due to choroidal thinning.
Terminology
While coloboma is the collective term for any focal discontinuity in the eye's structure, many people use...
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Renal coloboma syndrome
Renal coloboma syndrome (also known as papillorenal syndrome) is a rare condition that primarily affects kidney and eye development.
Affected individuals typically have hypoplastic kidneys, which can lead to end-stage renal disease. Approximately 10% of children with hypodysplastic kidneys have...
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Coloboma
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28 Nov 2021
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Ocular chorioretinal coloboma
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11 Apr 2022
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CT
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Glaucoma and chorioretinal coloboma
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01 Jun 2022
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CT
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Coloboma
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01 Jun 2011
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CT
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Coloboma of the optic nerve head
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05 Sep 2022
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Ultrasound
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Chorioretinal coloboma in left eye and staphyloma in right eye
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31 Mar 2022
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CT
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Coloboma with vitreous hemorrhage
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15 Nov 2020
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MRI
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Coloboma of optic nerve head
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15 May 2017
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CT
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Coloboma
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Coloboma
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Bilateral coloboma with probable CHARGE Syndrome
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21 Feb 2018
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MRI
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Question 3038
Which of the following statements regarding colobomas is TRUE?
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CHARGE syndrome
CHARGE syndrome is a phenotype associated with CHD7 gene mutation originally defined by a constellation of congenital anomalies:
C: coloboma
H: heart defects
A: atresia choanae
R: retarded growth and development
G: genital hypoplasia
E: ear abnormalities and/or deafness
According to updat...
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COACH syndrome
The acronym COACH describes a syndrome associated with:
C: cerebellar vermis defect (Joubert syndrome)
O: oligophrenia
A: ataxia
C: coloboma
H: hepatic fibrosis
Epidemiology
COACH syndrome is considered extremely rare.
Associations
The association with infantile polycystic kidney diseas...
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Morning glory syndrome (eye)
Morning glory disc anomaly (MGDA), also known as morning glory syndrome, is a rare congenital malformation of the optic nerve which is frequently associated with midline abnormalities of the brain and skull 1.
Epidemiology
Morning glory disc anomaly is rare and is more commonly found in female...
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Staphyloma
Staphyloma refers to acquired thinning and weakening of the uveo-scleral layer of the eye with focal uveal protrusion. This outpouching has a smaller radius than the surrounding globe. Staphylomas most commonly occur posteriorly, temporal to the optic disc, in the context of myopia.
Clinical pr...
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Persistent hypophyseal canal
Persistent hypophyseal canal, also known as the craniopharyngeal canal when larger than 1.5 mm in diameter, is a rare congenital defect characterized by communication through the central skull base between the nasopharynx and the pituitary fossa.
Terminology
There are a number of terms that r...
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CHEDDA syndrome
CHEDDA syndrome stands for congenital hypotonia, epilepsy, developmental delay and digital anomalies. Is a newly discovered neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with mutations in a conserved histidine-rich motif within Atrophin-1 (ATN-1).1
Epidemiology
CHEDDA syndrome is very rare, with only...