Re: Anopthalmos Comments. True congenital anophthalmos is a very rare condition, and whenit occurs it has a reported prevalence rate of 0.3 per 10,000 in the US. http://webeyemd.com/_WODG/0000009f.htm
Extractions: Time: True congenital anophthalmos is a very rare condition, and when it occurs it has a reported prevalence rate of 0.3 per 10,000 in the US. The causes of anophthalmos include: [1] Idiopathic/sporadic [2] dominant, recessive, or sex-linked inheritance [3] Trisomy 13-15 [4] Maternal infections during pregnancy ~ this include rubella or toxoplasmosis [5] usually associated with syndromes with craniofacial malformation ~ include Goldenhar syndrome and Hallermann-Streiff syndrome Hope this helps. Manolette Email webmaster@WebEyeMD.com for comments on this page.
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