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persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (4)
Tbio

3

Tchem

1


Mondo Description A developmental ocular anomaly in which the primary vitreous body and its surrounding hyaloid vasculature failed to regress. It is usually unilateral and characterized by cataract; microphthalmos (small eyeballs), and retrolenticular fibrovascular tissue. (from Yanoff: Ophthalmology, 2nd ed.)
Disease Ontology Description A developmental vitreous disease that is characterized by leukocoria, strabismus and vision loss, caused by failure of primary vitreous and hyaloid vasculature to regress during embryological development.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0019631:  persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous
MESH:D054514: 
OMIMPS:221900: 
Orphanet:91495: 
SCTID:314270008: