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By Lancaster Course in Ophthalmology
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- Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Mar 7, 2019.
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- Appears in
- Unit 09 Pathology of the Retina
- Condition/keywords
- dysplasia, Patau syndrome, microphthalmos, vitreous
- Description
- Retinal dysplasia in the Petau syndrome. The microphthalmic eye has a dysplasic retina behind the lens, extending as a strand (arrow) to attach to the retina posteriorly (views on left). The rosettes (asterisks) have a well-developed external limiting membrane (arrow) and photoreceptor outer and inner segments (lower right). There is also a hyperplasic primary vitreous (upper right) with a small nodule of cartilage (arrow).