Pediatric Choroidal Coloboma with Macular Hole at the Edge of the Coloboma

Pediatric Choroidal Coloboma with Macular Hole at the Edge of the Coloboma.

Originally received: July 13, 2016. Final revision: December 23, 2016. Accepted: January 5, 2017. Available online: February 14, 2017. Manuscript no. 2016-1470. 1 Sacrocuore Hospital, Verona, Italy. 2 Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. 3 Department of Ophthalmology, Sant’Anna Institute, Brescia, Italy. Financial Disclosure(s): The authors have no proprietary or...

Hereditary macular coloboma.

Macular coloboma and skeletal abnormality.

Of the other members of the family only the patients' mother was examined clinically by us and no abnormality was found. She gave a clear account of the large family on her own and her husband's side and mentioned only one individual with an abnormality: this was the blind child of a paternal aunt of the propositi who married a full cousin. However, the findings of his ophthalmologist (corneal ...

Retinal detachment in the eye with the choroidal coloboma.

INTRODUCTION Choroidal coloboma is a congenital defect caused by an inadequate closure of embryonic fissure. About 40% of the eyes with the choroidal coloboma (CHC) develop the retinal detachment (RD). It is extremely difficult to manage these cases due to the lack of pigmentation at the site of choroidal coloboma. OUTLINE OF CASES This is a case series of five patients with CHC and RD who we...

Macular Coloboma with Bilateral Grouped Pigmentation of the Retina.

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