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. 2008 Apr;15(2):87-9.
doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.51999.

Isolated microcornea: case report and relation to other "small eye" phenotypes

Ribhi Hazin  1 , Arif O Khan
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Isolated microcornea: case report and relation to other "small eye" phenotypes

Ribhi Hazin et al. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Isolated microcornea is a very rarely-described condition of reduced cornea size (less than 11 mm horizontal diameter) in an individual without other significant ocular (or systemic) findings. This case report describes the biometric features of a boy with isolated microcornea (the youngest and most completely described patient to the best of our knowledge) and suggests that the condition is the same entity as relative anterior microphthalmos.

Keywords: isolated microcornea; relative anterior microphthalmos.

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At 12 years of age, the child had horizontal corneal diameters of 10 mm but otherwise unremarkable anterior segments by slit-lamp examination.
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