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Congenital anophthalmos and microphthalmos are rare conditions which can have associated pathology in the second eye and/or systemic anomalies. A retrospective review of 77 patients with congenital anophthalmos or microphthalmos seen at Moorfields Eye Hospital over a 13 year period was performed. A detailed description of the ocular and systemic anomalies present in our series of patients is given, and the current understanding of the pathogenesis of congenital anophthalmos and microphthalmos is reviewed.
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Tucker, S., Jones, B. & Collin, R. Systemic anomalies in 77 patients with congenital anophthalmos or microphthalmos. Eye 10, 310–314 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1996.65
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