2. A uveal coloboma that is large enough to involve the optic nerve, either the inferior portion or the entire optic disc.

If the optic disc is significantly affected on one side, the child generally presents with sensory esotropia. A complete coloboma of the iris means absence of the pigment epithelium as well as the ...

We report the diagnosis and treatment of patients with retinal detachment and/or retinoschisis associated with optic nerve coloboma or morning glory syndrome. A retrospective review of patients ...

One or both eyes may be affected by holes or gaps in the cornea, iris, ciliary body, lens, choroidal layer, lens, retina or optic disc. In many patients, a coloboma is accompanied by ...

"The hallmark eye finding is an anomalous optic disc, which was initially termed a coloboma." However, they suggested that based on its clinical characteristics and suggested embryogenesis ...

If the optic fissure doesn’t come together all the way, the result is a coloboma of some sort. While there is evidence that colobomas are genetic, scientists aren’t sure yet which genes cause ...

He also showed cases of optic disc coloboma in which 3-D OCT revealed breaks in the retinal tissue deep into the coloboma. "This is one condition where the 3-D ultrasound is helpful in diagnosing ...

Preoperative IOL power assessment is difficult in eyes with coloboma extending to the macula and optic disc due to high variability in axial length measurements. Small changes in the orientation ...

Depending on when and where this defect occurs, ocular colobomas may be present in any part of the eye, such as the iris, retina, lens, optic nerve, or eyelid. Chorioretinal colobomas result from ...

Typically, this gap is located in the lower part of the eye and can affect various parts of the eye including the iris, retina, lens, or optic nerve. Cases of coloboma that affect both eyes are ...