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Anomalies in the development of the eye
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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
Complex development of the eyeball leads to birth defects. Most often there is an irregular curvature of the cornea or lens, as a result of which the image on the retina is distorted (astigmatism). With broken proportions of the eyeball, congenital nearsightedness (visual axis is elongated) or farsightedness (the visual axis is shortened). A gap in the iris (coloboma) often occurs in the anterior medial segment. The remains of the branches of the artery of the vitreous body interfere with the passage of light in the vitreous body. Sometimes there is a violation of transparency of the lens (congenital cataract). The underdevelopment of the venous sinus of the sclera (helmet duct) or the space of the iris-corneal angle (fountain spaces) causes congenital glaucoma.
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