SYSTEMIC ANOMALIES IN 77 PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL ANOPHTHALMOS OR MICROPHTHALMOS

Congenital anophthalmos and microphthalmos are rare conditions which c an have associated pathology in the second eye and/or systemic. anomal ies. A retrospective review of 77 patients with congenital anophthalmo s or microphthalmos seen at Moorfields Eye Hospital over a 13 year per iod was performed. A detailed description of the ocular and systemic a nomalies present in our series of patients is given, and the current u nderstanding of the pathogenesis of congenital anophthalmos and microp hthalmos is reviewed.