Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous
Synonyms: Congenital retinal detachment | NCRNA disease | Non-syndromic congenital retinal non-attachment | PFVS | PHPV | Persistent fetal vasculature syndrome
A rare ophthalmic disorder characterized by mostly unilateral failure of the regression of a fetal ocular vessel component the tunica vasculosa lentis and/or the hyaloid system resulting in an anterior (presenting with microphthalmia leukocoria cataract glaucoma elongated ciliary processes shallow anterior chamber and retrolental fibrovascular membranes among others) or posterior disease subtype (with microphthalmia leukocoria presence of a retinal fold or detachment hypo- or dysplastic optic nerve and vitreous membranes and stalk) respectively. Most patients present with a combination of the two subtypes.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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