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Microphakia

MedGen UID:
78609
Concept ID:
C0266541
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Congenital small lens; Small lens
SNOMED CT: Microphakia (35272001); Congenital small lens (35272001)
 
HPO: HP:0012376

Definition

Abnormal smallness of the lens. [from HPO]

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Nail-patella syndrome
MedGen UID:
10257
Concept ID:
C0027341
Disease or Syndrome
Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) (previously referred to as Fong's disease), encompasses the classic clinical tetrad of changes in the nails, knees, and elbows, and the presence of iliac horns. Nail changes are the most constant feature of NPS. Nails may be absent, hypoplastic, or dystrophic; ridged longitudinally or horizontally; pitted; discolored; separated into two halves by a longitudinal cleft or ridge of skin; and thin or (less often) thickened. The patellae may be small, irregularly shaped, or absent. Elbow abnormalities may include limitation of extension, pronation, and supination; cubitus valgus; and antecubital pterygia. Iliac horns are bilateral, conical, bony processes that project posteriorly and laterally from the central part of the iliac bones of the pelvis. Renal involvement, first manifest as proteinuria with or without hematuria, occurs in 30%-50% of affected individuals; end-stage renal disease occurs up to 15% of affected individuals. Primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension occur at increased frequency and at a younger age than in the general population.
Oculoauricular syndrome
MedGen UID:
393758
Concept ID:
C2677500
Disease or Syndrome
Oculoauricular syndrome (OCACS) is characterized by complex ocular anomalies, including congenital cataract, anterior segment dysgenesis, iris coloboma, and early-onset retinal dystrophy, and dysplastic ears with abnormal external ear cartilage (summary by Gillespie et al., 2015).
Anterior segment dysgenesis 8
MedGen UID:
934589
Concept ID:
C4310622
Congenital Abnormality
Anterior segment dysgeneses (ASGD or ASMD) are a heterogeneous group of developmental disorders affecting the anterior segment of the eye, including the cornea, iris, lens, trabecular meshwork, and Schlemm canal. The clinical features of ASGD include iris hypoplasia, an enlarged or reduced corneal diameter, corneal vascularization and opacity, posterior embryotoxon, corectopia, polycoria, an abnormal iridocorneal angle, ectopia lentis, and anterior synechiae between the iris and posterior corneal surface (summary by Cheong et al., 2016).

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Etiology

Ainsworth JR, Morton JE, Good P, Woods CG, George ND, Shield JP, Bradbury J, Henderson MJ, Chhina J
Ophthalmology 2001 Mar;108(3):491-7. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00540-6. PMID: 11237903

Diagnosis

Ainsworth JR, Morton JE, Good P, Woods CG, George ND, Shield JP, Bradbury J, Henderson MJ, Chhina J
Ophthalmology 2001 Mar;108(3):491-7. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00540-6. PMID: 11237903
Nakamura T, Williams-Simons L, Westphal H
Oncogene 1997 Jun 26;14(25):2991-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201155. PMID: 9223662

Clinical prediction guides

Nakamura T, Williams-Simons L, Westphal H
Oncogene 1997 Jun 26;14(25):2991-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201155. PMID: 9223662
Luebbers JA, Goldberg MF, Herbst R, Hattenhauer J, Maumenee AE
Am J Ophthalmol 1977 May;83(5):647-56. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(77)90130-1. PMID: 868964

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