EYE DEFORMITIES

-ABLEPHARON: Ablepharon is the absence of an eyelid SYNONYM:__________ -ANEURYSM, CONGENITAL RETINAL: Congenital retinal aneurysm is an arterial dilatation in the retina SYNONYM:___________ -ANIRIDIA Aniridia is the partial or complete absence of the iris. It is usually bilateral SYNONYM: Irideremia -ANISOCORIA, CONGENITAL Congenital anisocoria is a congenital inequality in the size of both pupils and without associated structural abnormality of the iris or malfunction of the eye SYNONYM: -ANKYLOBLEPHARON FILIFORME ADNATUM Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum is a condition in which there are filamentous adhesions between the upper and lower eyelids SYNONYM: -ANKYLOBLEPHARON, TOTAL Total ankyloblepharon is adhesion of the eyelids to each other SYNONYM: -ANOPHTHALMOS Anophthalmos is the congenital absence of one or both eyes SYNONYM: -APHAKIA, CONGENITAL Congenital aphakia is the absence of the lens SYNONYM:

-BLEPHAROCHALASIS Blepharochalasis is an extra skin fold almost at the margin of the upper lid SYNONYM: -BLEPHAROCLISIS Blepharoclisis is adhesion of the lid margins SYNONYM: -BLEPHAROCOLOBOMA Blepharocoloboma is a defect, or a fissure, of an eyelid SYNONYM: -BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS Blepharophimosis is an inability to fully open the eye SYNONYM: Blepharostenosis -BLEPHAROPTOSIS, CONGENITAL Congenital blepharoptosis is a drooping upper eyelid SYNONYM: Blepharoptosia -CATARACTA MEMBRANACEA CONGENITA Cataracta membranacea congenita is an opacification of the lens or its capsule resembling a membrane SYNONYM: -CATARACT, CONGENITAL Congenital cataract is a hereditary condition characterized by loss of transparency of the lens of the eye or its capsule SYNONYM: Embryonal Cataract -CATARACT, FROSTED rosted cataract is characterized by white scintillating opacities resembling frost or ice crystals and appearing in the embryonic nucleus SYNONYM: Vogts Cataract

-CHOROID, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of the choroid is a defect of the choroid and retina. The exposed sclera appears as a white patch and is usually situated below the optic disc SYNONYM: -CHOROID, CONGENITAL CRESCENT OF Congenital crescent of the choroid is a pigmented half-moon-shaped area, usually along the inferior margin of the disc SYNONYM: Fuchs Coloboma -CHOROIDEREMIA Choroideremia is progressive degeneration and atrophy of the pigment epithelium and choroid SYNONYM: Tapetochoroidal Dystrophy -CILIA, ABSENCE OF, OR AGENESIS OF SYNONYM: -CILIARY BODY, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of the ciliary body is a defect involving the corpus ciliare, the tunica vasculosa between the choroid and the iris SYNONYM: -COLOBOMA Coloboma is a mutilation, defect, or fissure of any part of the eye SYNONYM: -CONJUNCTIVAL MELANOSIS, CONGENITAL Congenital conjunctival melanosis is a condition characterized by pigment deposits in the conjunctiva SYNONYM: Eye Melanosis -CONUS Conus is a variation from the normal circular outline of the optic discs SYNONYM:

-CORECTOPIA Corectopia is an abnormal position of the pupil SYNONYM: Ectopia of the Pupil CORNEA, ABSENCE OF

SYNONYM: -CORNEA, CONGENITAL MACULAR OPACITIES OF Congenital macular opacities of the cornea are a progressive cornea1 degeneration characterized by corneal opacities SYNONYM: -CORNEA, CRYSTALLINE DYSTROPHY OF Crystalline dystrophy of the cornea is the presence of opacities in the anterior stromal layer of the cornea SYNONYM: Schnyders Corneal Dystrophy -CORNEAL EROSIONS, HEREDITARY Hereditary corneal erosions are the presence of hereditary corneal epithelial dystrophy with corneal erosions SYNONYM: Franceschettis Dystrophy -CORNEAL MELANOSIS, CONGENITAL Congenital corneal melanosis is the presence of pigment cells, which are usually large and branching, in the substantia propria or in the epithelium near the limbus SYNONYM: -CORNEAL OPACITY, CONGENITAL Congenital corneal opacity is a nontransparent cornea SYNONYM:

-CORNEA, OVAL Oval cornea is a vertically oval or egg-shaped cornea caused by prenatal infection or a growth defect SYNONYM: -CORNEA PLANA CONGENITA FAMILIARES Cornea plana congenita familiares is a flattened cornea SYNONYM: -CORNEA, POLYMORPHOUS ENDOTHELIAL DEGENERATION OF Polymorphous endothelial degeneration of the cornea is a degeneration of the corneal endothelium with vesicles, opacities, and nodules SYNONYM: -CORNEA, SPECKLED DYSTROPHY OF Speckled dystrophy of the cornea is the presence of scattered opacities in the corneal stroma SYNONYM: Francois Speckled Dystrophy of Cornea -CRYPTOPHTHALMOS Cryptophthalmos is characterized by failure of eyelid formation so that the skin is continuous from forehead to cheeks. Eyelashes and eyebrows are absent SYNONYM: -DACRYOCYSTIC DUCT, CONGENITAL OBSTRUCTION OF Congenital obstruction of dacryocystic duct is a blockage of the lacrimal duct resulting from failure to discharge the epithelial plug SYNONYM: -DACRYOSTENOSIS, CONGENITAL Congenital dacryostenosis is a narrowing or stricture of a lacrimal duct SYNONYM: -DEGENERATION, TAPETORETINAL Tapetoretinal degeneration is degeneration of the pigment layer of the retina SYNONYM:

-DERMOID CYST, ORBITAL Orbital dermoid cyst is a dermoid cyst occurring in the eye socket SYNONYM: -DERMOID CYST, PERIORBITAL Periorbital dermoid cyst is a dermoid cyst occurring in the periosteum of the orbit of the eye SYNONYM: -DYSCORIA Dyscoria is an anomalously shaped pupil SYNONYM: -DYSTOPIA CANTHORUM Dystopia canthorum is displacement or malposition of the canthus and lacrimal puncta with other associated conditions SYNONYM: -EMBRYOTOXON Embryotoxon is a band of corneal opacity in the newborn SYNONYM: -EMBRYOTOXON, POSTERIOR Posterior embryotoxon is a band of opacity on the posterior surface of the cornea SYNONYM: Posterior Marginal Dysplasia of Cornea, Axenfelds Syndrome -EPIBLEPHARON Epiblepharon is an extra skin fold almost at the margin of the lower SYNONYM: -EPICANTHUS Epicanthus is a vertical fold of skin alongside the bridge of the nose, extending over and partially hiding the canthus SYNONYM: Plica Palpebronasalis

-EYE, ANASTOMOTIC VASCULAR ANOMALIES OF Anastomotic vascular anomalies of the eye may be anastomoses of the cilioretinal arteries, opticociliary arteries, or the choroidovaginal veins SYNONYM: -EYE, APLASIA OF, DYSPLASIA OF, OR HYPOPLASIA

SYNONYM: -EYE, CONGENITAL CYSTIC Congenital cystic eye is the arrest of development before invagination of an optical vesicle, leaving a large thin-walled cyst SYNONYM: -EYELID, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of the eyelid is a vertical fissure of the eyelid SYNONYM: Palpebral Coloboma -EYELID, CONGENITAL ECTROPION OF Congenital ectropion of the eyelid is the turning outward of the margin of the eyelid SYNONYM: -EYE, MACULAR DEFECTS OF Macular defects of the eye are various congenital abnormalities in the macular area SYNONYM: -EYE MUSCLES, ACCESSORY

SYNONYM: -EYE REMNANTS, PERSISTENT FETAL VASCULAR Persistent fetal vascular eye remnants are the presence of an embryonic type of eye vasculature in an infant SYNONYM:

-EYE, RUDIMENTARY Rudimentary eye is an underdeveloped eye SYNONYM: -EYE, SUPERNUMERARY CARUNCLE OF Supernumerary caruncle of the eye is an extra carunculi lacrimalis of the eye SYNONYM: -FOLD, RETINAL Retinal fold is a plica or margin formed by the folding of part of the retina SYNONYM: Ablatio Falciformis Congenita -GLAUCOMA, CONGENITAL Congenital glaucoma is characterized by enlargement of the eyeball, thinning and bulging of the cornea, a large and fixed pupil, and a very deep anterior chamber. The disorder is usually bilateral and is seen in infants and children. In this rare condition, the outflow of aqueous is obstructed by a congenital defect in the region of the angle of the anterior chamber, or by a rudimentary or absent canal of Schlemm, with consequent increase of intraocular tension. If the disease progresses, the disc becomes excavated and blindness ensues SYNONYM: Buphthalmos, Hydrophthalmos, Keratoglobus -HYALOID ARTERY, PERSISTENT Persistent hyaloid artery is failure of atrophy of the hyaloid artery between the lens and the optic disc SYNONYM: Persistent Cloquets Canal -HYALOID CYSTS, PREPAPILLARY Prepapillary hyaloid cysts are cysts on the disc resulting from incomplete atrophy of the hyaloid vessels SYNONYM: -IRIDECTROPIUM Iridectropium is eversion of part of the iris SYNONYM:

-IRIDOCELE Iridocele is protrusion of part of the iris through a defect in the cornea SYNONYM: -IRIS, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of the iris is a congenital cleft of the iris, often associated with coloboma of the choroid SYNONYM: Iridoschisis, Iridocoloboma, Coloboma Iridis -KERATOCONUS, CONGENITAL Congenital keratoconus is a conical protrusion of the center of the cornea SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL APPARATUS, ABSENCE OF, OR AGENESIS OF

SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL CANAL, ACCESSORY

SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL CANALICULA, SUPERNUMERARY

SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL CANALICULUS, INCOMPLETE OR ABSENT

SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL DUCT CLOSURE, CONGENITAL Congenital lacrimal duct closure is the blockage of one or both tear ducts SYNONYM:

-LACRIMAL DUCT, IMPATENCY OF Impatency of the lacrimal duct is failure of canalization of the nasolacrimal duct, usually at the inferior ostium SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL GLAND, ABERRANT Aberrant lacrimal gland is a misplaced lacrimal gland SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL GLAND, ECTOPIA OF Ectopia of the lacrimal gland is an abnormal position of a lacrimal gland SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL PUNCTA, SUPERNUMERARY Supernumerary lacrimal puncta are additional openings of the lacrimal canal SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL PUNCTUM, ABSENCE OF

SYNONYM: -LACRIMAL PUNCTUM, INFERIOR, ATRESIA OF Atresia of the inferior lacrirnal punctum is absence of a canal in the inferior lacrimal punctum SYNONYM: -LACRIMONASAL DUCT, SUPERNUMERARY Supernumerary lacrimonasal duet is an extra passage from the lacrimal sac to the nasal meatus SYNONYM: -LENS, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of the lens is a defect in the lens of the eye in which the periphery is incomplete or indented SYNONYM: Coloboma Lentis

-LENS, PERSISTENT VASCULAR SHEATH Persistent vascular sheath of the lens is the presence of a posterior portion of the vascular sheath of the lens, and the presence of the hyaloid system SYNONYM: Persistent Primary Hyperplastic Vitreous -LENTICONUS, ANTERIOR Anterior lenticonus is a cone-shaped protrusion of the lens, anteriorly SYNONYM: -LENTICONUS, POSTERIOR Posterior lenticonus is a cone-shaped protrusion of the lens, posteriorly SYNONYM: -LENTIGLOBUS Lentiglobus is a spheroid protrusion of the posterior lens surface SYNONYM: -MACROCORNEA Macrocornea is a large or protruding cornea, with glaucoma as the only abnormality. The size of the cornea is 13 to 18 mm in diameter SYNONYM: Megalocornea -MACULA, HETEROTOPIA OF Heterotopia of macula is the abnormal location of the macula SYNONYM: -MEGALOCORNEA Megalocornea is an unusually large cornea SYNONYM: -MEGALOPAPILLA Megalopapilla is an unusually large optic disc SYNONYM:

-MEGALOPHTHALMOS Megalophthalmos is an eye of abnormally large size SYNONYM: -MELANOCYTOSIS, OCULODERMAL Oculodermal melanocytosis is pigmentation of the facial skin and the eye following first and second trigeminal nerve distribution SYNONYM: Oculocutaneous Pigmentation, Nevus of Ota -MELANOSIS, CONGENITAL SCLERAL Congenital scleral melanosis is the pigmentation of superficial layers of the sclerotic coat of the eye SYNONYM: Schmidt-Rimpler Syndrome -MELANOSIS OCULI Melanosis oculi is an increase of or excessive pigmentation in part of the eye SYNONYM: -MELANOSIS, RETINAL Retinal melanosis is migration into the retinal substance and hyperplasia of retinal epithelial cells with developmental failure of subjacent rods and cones SYNONYM: Bear-track Pigmentation of Retina, Grouped Pigmentation of Retina -MEMBRANA CAPSULARIS LENTIS POSTERIOR Membrana capsularis lentis posterior is a persistent nutritive capsule over the posterior surface of the crystalline lens SYNONYM: -MEMBRANA EPIPAPILLARIS Membrana epipapillaris is an abnormal fibrous membrane over the optic disc SYNONYM: -MICROBLEPHARON Microblepharon is an abnormally small eyelid SYNONYM:

-MICROCORNEA Microcornea is an abnormally thin and flat cornea SYNONYM: -MICROPHAKIA Microphakia is a small spherical lens SYNONYM: Spherophakia, Microlentia -MICROPHTHALMOS Microphthalmos is an abnormally small eyeball SYNONYM: Microphthalmia -NYSTAGMUS, CONGENITAL Congenital nystagmus is the presence of regular or rhythmic oscillations of the eyeballs. This may be horizontal, vertical, or rotary SYNONYM: -OCULAR MUSCLE, ABSENT

SYNONYM: -OPACITY, CONGENITAL VITREOUS Congenital vitreous opacity is nontransparency of the vitreous body SYNONYM: -OPTIC DISC, CONGENITAL PIGMENTATION OF Congenital pigmentation of the optic disc is the presence of pigment epithelium in or near the optic disc SYNONYM: -OPTIC DISC, GLIOSIS OF Gliosis of the optic disc is an area of persistent neuroglia covering part or all of the optic disc SYNONYM:

-OPTIC DISC, PITS OF Pits of the optic disc are variable sized excavations of the optic nerve head SYNONYM: -OPTIC NERVE, APLASIA OF

SYNONYM: -OPTIC NERVE ENTRY, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of the optic nerve entry is a defect in the optic disc, and is usually associated with other eye defects SYNONYM: -OPTIC NERVE FIBERS, ABERRANT Aberrant optic nerve fibers are small patches of misplaced nerve fibers that can occur nearly anywhere in the wall of the optic vesicle and stalk SYNONYM: -OPTIC NERVE FIBERS, OPAQUE Opaque optic nerve fibers are characterized by the presence of medullations of optic nerve fibers extending onto the disc and adjacent retina so that they can be seen ophthalmoscopically SYNONYM: Medullated Optic Nerve Fibers, Myelinated Optic Nerve Fibers, Papilla Leporina -OPTIC NERVE, PIGMENTATION OF Pigmentation of the optic nerve is discoloration of the optic nerve SYNONYM: -OPTIC PAPILLA, CONGENITAL PSEUDONEURITIS OF Congenital pseudoneuritis of the optic papilla is a piling of optic nerve fibers on the disc resulting in obliteration of the physiologic cup and some of the disc margin. It must be differentiated from a true neuritis of the optic papilla SYNONYM: Spurious Optic Neuritis

-OPTIC PAPILLA, PIGMENTED Pigmented optic papilla is an abnormal deposition of pigment in the discus nervi optici SYNONYM: -POLYCORIA Polycoria is the presence of two or more pupils in one eye SYNONYM: -PUPIL, ATRESIA OF Atresia of pupil is a pupil without an opening SYNONYM: -PUPILLARY MEMBRANE, PERSISTENT Persistent pupillary membrane is retention of the thin vascular membrane that forms the anterior portion of the lens capsule during fetal life. It occludes the fetal pupil until about the seventh month of fetal life, when it normally disappears SYNONYM: -RETINA, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of retina is a defect in the retina SYNONYM: Coloboma Retinae, Coloboma Maculae -RETINA, CONGENITAL PIGMENTATION OF Congenital pigmentation of the retina is the presence of local patches of pigment in the inner layer of the optic cup SYNONYM: -RETINAL DYSPIASIA SYNDROME Retinal dysplasia syndrome consists of bilateral retinal dysplasia in the shape of rosettes with microphthalmia and cerebral agenesis SYNONYM: Reeses Syndrome -RETINITIS PUNCTATA ALBESCENS Retinitis punctata albescens is defective vision in bright light with fine white spots in the retina SYNONYM: Fundus Albipunctatus cum Hemeralopia, Laubers Disease

-RETINOSCHISIS, CONGENITAL Congenital retinoschisis is a splitting of the retinal layers, or a detachment of the retina SYNONYM: -SCLERA, COLOBOMA OF Coloboma of the sclera is a defect in the sclera or fibrous membrane that forms the outer envelope of the eye SYNONYM: -SCLEROTICS, BLUE Blue sclerotics is an abnormal translucency of the sclera, enabling the color of the uvea to be seen SYNONYM: -VEILS, PREPAPILLARY Prepapillary veils are rnesodermal remnants of the hyaloid system SYNONYM: Glial Remnants -VEILS, VITREOUS Vitreous veils are preretinal or papillary veils resulting from an occluded and persistent hyaloid artery surrounded by glial tissue SYNONYM: Bergmeisters Papilla

Advertisement: Try GoToMyPC FREE The easiest way to access your Mac or PC from anywhere. (Advertise Here) Knowledge Base Adopted from The American Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Terminology Edward C. Hughes, M.D., Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Craig W. Muckle, M.D., Co-Chairman Members Russell R. deAlvarez, M.D. C. Paul Hodgkinson, M.D. Myron Gordon, M.D. Schuyler G. Kohl, M.D. W.R. Carl Tupper, M.D. Paul D. Bruns, M.D. Luigi Mastroianni, M.D. Roy G. Holly, M.D. Donald G. McKay, M.D. S. Leon Israel, M.D. Edith L. Potter, M.D.