Microspherophakia
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| Specialty | Ophthalmology |
Microspherophakia is a rare congenital autosomal recessive condition where the lens of the eye is smaller than normal and spherically shaped. This condition may be associated with a number of disorders including Peter's anomaly, Marfan syndrome, and Weill–Marchesani syndrome.[1] The spherical shape is caused by an underdeveloped zonule of Zinn, which doesn't exert enough force on the lens to make it form the usual oval shape.[2] It is a result of a homozygous mutation to the LTBP2 gene.[3]
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[edit]- ↑ "Spherophakia". University of Arizona. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ Nirankari, M.S.; Maudgal, M.C. (1959). "Microphakia". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 43 (5): 314–316. doi:10.1136/bjo.43.5.314. PMC 509814. PMID 13651569.
- ↑ Arun Kumar; Maheswara R. Duvvari; Venkatesh C. Prabhakaran; Jyoti S. Shetty; Gowri J. Murthy; Susan H. Blanton (October 2010). "A homozygous mutation in LTBP2 causes isolated microspherophakia". Human Genetics. 128 (4): 365–371. doi:10.1007/s00439-010-0858-8. PMID 20617341. S2CID 24209247.
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