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Abnormal posterior eye segment morphology

MedGen UID:
870893
•Concept ID:
C4025354
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormal morphology of the posterior segment of the globe; Abnormality of the posterior segment of the eye; Abnormality of the posterior segment of the eyeball; Abnormality of the posterior segment of the globe
 
HPO: HP:0004329

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal posterior eye segment morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current concepts in the treatment of vitreous block, also known as aqueous misdirection.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Vascular abnormalities in uveitis.
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Interocular Comparison of Anterior and Posterior Segment Findings and Laterality in Hyperopic Anisometropia.
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Diagnosis

Vascular abnormalities in uveitis.
Ebrahimiadib N, Maleki A, Fadakar K, Manhapra A, Ghassemi F, Foster CS
Surv Ophthalmol 2021 Jul-Aug;66(4):653-667. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.12.006. PMID: 33412171
Pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma: a review and update.
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Simple microphthalmos.
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Autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy.
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Birdshot retinochoroidopathy.
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Therapy

Glaucoma With Crouzon Syndrome.
Alshamrani AA, Al-Shahwan S
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The vitreous.
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The vitreous.
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Malignant glaucoma.
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The lens and vitreous.
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Prognosis

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Pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma: a review and update.
Scuderi G, Contestabile MT, Scuderi L, Librando A, Fenicia V, Rahimi S
Int Ophthalmol 2019 Jul;39(7):1651-1662. Epub 2018 May 2 doi: 10.1007/s10792-018-0938-7. PMID: 29721842
Interocular Comparison of Anterior and Posterior Segment Findings and Laterality in Hyperopic Anisometropia.
Cankurtaran V, Tekin K, Şimşek M, Elgin U, Yilmazbaş P
Eye Contact Lens 2018 Jan;44(1):29-34. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000296. PMID: 27541970
The Wagner-Stickler syndrome complex.
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Birdshot retinochoroidopathy.
Kaplan HJ, Aaberg TM
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Clinical prediction guides

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Ocular Phenotype of Peters-Plus Syndrome.
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Glaucoma With Crouzon Syndrome.
Alshamrani AA, Al-Shahwan S
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Recent systematic reviews

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Tears and Eyewear in Forensic Investigation-A Review.
Aparna R, Shanti Iyer R
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Ocular involvement in systemic sclerosis: A systematic literature review, it's not all scleroderma that meets the eye.
Kreps EO, Carton C, Cutolo M, Cutolo CA, Vanhaecke A, Leroy BP, Smith V
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