congenital
Microphthalmia
Microphthalmia, also referred as microphthalmos, is a developmental disorder of the eye in which one or both eyes are abnormally small and have anatomic malformations. Microphthalmia is a distinct condition from anophthalmia and nanophthalmia. Although sometimes referred to as 'simple microphthalmia', nanophthalmia is a condition in which the size of the eye is small but no anatomical alterations are present.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Abnormally small eyeball(s)
Causes — why it happens
- · or environmental factors
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