Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous

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.)

Year introduced: 2008

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Tree Number(s): C11.250.616, C16.131.384.725

MeSH Unique ID: D054514

Entry Terms:

• Persistent Hyaloid Vasculature
• Persistent Hyaloid Vasculatures
• Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome
• Persistent Hyaloid Artery
• Persistent Hyaloid Arteries

Previous Indexing:

• Infant, Newborn, Diseases (1966-2007)
• Vitreous Body (1966-2007)

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Eye Diseases
Eye Abnormalities
Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous

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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Eye Abnormalities
Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous