2. A uveal coloboma that is large enough to involve the optic nerve, either the inferior portion or the entire optic disc.

We report the diagnosis and treatment of patients with retinal detachment and/or retinoschisis associated with optic nerve coloboma or morning glory syndrome. A retrospective review of patients ...

One or both eyes may be affected by holes or gaps in the cornea, iris, ciliary body, lens, choroidal layer, lens, retina or optic disc. In many patients, a coloboma is accompanied by ...

If the optic fissure doesn’t come together all the way, the result is a coloboma of some sort. While there is evidence that colobomas are genetic, scientists aren’t sure yet which genes cause ...

Preoperative IOL power assessment is difficult in eyes with coloboma extending to the macula and optic disc due to high variability in axial length measurements. Small changes in the orientation ...

This is especially common with optic disc pits, optic nerve atrophy, or excavated colobomas. When the coloboma affects the optic nerve head, there is much more damage than with optic nerve pits.

and the macula that connects the retina to the optic nerve. A coloboma forms during fetal development when tissues of the eye don't come together and close completely as they are supposed to.

Morning glory disc anomaly seems to be caused by the ... Morning glory syndrome is sometimes misdiagnosed as an optic nerve coloboma due to their similarities. In both cases, the optic nerve ...