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Anophthalmos, Microphthalmos, and Typical Coloboma in the United Kingdom: A Prospective Study of Incidence and Risk
Author(s) -
Shaheen P. Shah,
Amy E. Taylor,
Jane C. Sowden,
Nicola Ragge,
Isabelle RussellEggitt,
Jugnoo S. Rahi,
Clare Gilbert
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.10-5263
Subject(s) - medicine , microphthalmos , incidence (geometry) , coloboma , pediatrics , prospective cohort study , optometry , demography , ophthalmology , surgery , physics , sociology , optics
Anophthalmos, microphthalmos, and typical coloboma (AMC) form an interrelated spectrum of congenital eye anomalies that can cause significant visual loss and cosmetic disfigurement in children. This prospective study of children born in the United Kingdom was undertaken to determine the incidence of AMC diagnosed by ophthalmologists and to explore sociodemographic risks.

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