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Phthisis bulbi

MedGen UID:
124382
Concept ID:
C0271007
Disease or Syndrome; Finding; Finding
SNOMED CT: Phthisis bulbi (111510002)
 
HPO: HP:0000667

Definition

Atrophy of the eyeball with blindness and decreased intraocular pressure due to end-stage intraocular disease. [from HPO]

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  • CROGVPhthisis bulbi

Conditions with this feature

Osteoporosis with pseudoglioma
MedGen UID:
98480
Concept ID:
C0432252
Disease or Syndrome
Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome is a rare condition characterized by severe thinning of the bones (osteoporosis) and eye abnormalities that lead to vision loss. In people with this condition, osteoporosis is usually recognized in early childhood. It is caused by a shortage of minerals, such as calcium, in bones (decreased bone mineral density), which makes the bones brittle and prone to fracture. Affected individuals often have multiple bone fractures, including in the bones that form the spine (vertebrae). Multiple fractures can cause collapse of the affected vertebrae (compressed vertebrae), abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis), short stature, and limb deformities. Decreased bone mineral density can also cause softening or thinning of the skull (craniotabes).\n\nMost affected individuals have impaired vision at birth or by early infancy and are blind by young adulthood. Vision problems are usually caused by one of several eye conditions, grouped together as pseudoglioma, that affect the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (the retina), although other eye conditions have been identified in affected individuals. Pseudogliomas are so named because, on examination, the conditions resemble an eye tumor known as a retinal glioma.\n\nRarely, people with osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome have additional signs or symptoms such as mild intellectual disability, weak muscle tone (hypotonia), abnormally flexible joints, or seizures.
Elsahy-Waters syndrome
MedGen UID:
923028
Concept ID:
C0809936
Disease or Syndrome
The core phenotype of Elsahy-Waters syndrome consists of brachycephaly, facial asymmetry, marked hypertelorism, proptosis, blepharochalasis, midface hypoplasia, broad nose with concave nasal ridge, and prognathism; radicular dentin dysplasia with consequent obliterated pulp chambers, apical translucent cysts, recurrent infections, and early loss of teeth; vertebral fusions, particularly at C2-C3; and moderate mental retardation. Skin wrinkling over the glabellar region seems common, and in males, hypospadias has always been present. Inter- and intrafamilial variability has been reported regarding the presence of vertebral fusions, hearing loss, and dentigerous cysts. Midface hypoplasia, facial asymmetry, progressive dental anomalies, and impaired cognitive development become more evident in adulthood (summary by Castori et al., 2010).
Oculofaciocardiodental syndrome
MedGen UID:
337547
Concept ID:
C1846265
Disease or Syndrome
Oculofaciocardiodental (OFCD) syndrome is a condition that affects the development of the eyes (oculo-), facial features (facio-), heart (cardio-) and teeth (dental). This condition occurs only in females.\n\nThe eye abnormalities associated with OFCD syndrome can affect one or both eyes. Many people with this condition are born with eyeballs that are abnormally small (microphthalmia). Other eye problems can include clouding of the lens (cataract) and a higher risk of glaucoma, an eye disease that increases the pressure in the eye. These abnormalities can lead to vision loss or blindness.\n\nPeople with OFCD syndrome often have a long, narrow face with distinctive facial features, including deep-set eyes and a broad nasal tip that is divided by a cleft. Some affected people have an opening in the roof of the mouth called a cleft palate.\n\nHeart defects are another common feature of OFCD syndrome. Babies with this condition may be born with a hole between two chambers of the heart (an atrial or ventricular septal defect) or a leak in one of the valves that controls blood flow through the heart (mitral valve prolapse).\n\nTeeth with very large roots (radiculomegaly) are characteristic of OFCD syndrome. Additional dental abnormalities can include delayed loss of primary (baby) teeth, missing or abnormally small teeth, misaligned teeth, and defective tooth enamel.
Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous, autosomal recessive
MedGen UID:
370100
Concept ID:
C1969783
Disease or Syndrome
Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV), also termed 'persistent fetal vasculature,' is a developmental malformation of the eye in which the primary vitreous fails to regress in utero, resulting in the presence of a retrolental fibrovascular membrane with persistence of the posterior portion of the tunica vasculosa lentis and hyaloid artery. This abnormality is usually unilateral and associated with microphthalmia, cataract, glaucoma, and congenital retinal nonattachment (see Haddad et al., 1978; Khaliq et al., 2001; Prasov et al., 2012). PHPV shares phenotypic overlap with Norrie disease (310600). Genetic Heterogeneity of Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous A dominant form of PHPV has been described (PHPVAD; 611308).
Oculoauricular syndrome
MedGen UID:
393758
Concept ID:
C2677500
Disease or Syndrome
Oculoauricular syndrome (OCACS) is characterized by complex ocular anomalies, including congenital cataract, anterior segment dysgenesis, iris coloboma, and early-onset retinal dystrophy, and dysplastic ears with abnormal external ear cartilage (summary by Gillespie et al., 2015).
Knobloch syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
1642123
Concept ID:
C4551775
Disease or Syndrome
Knobloch syndrome-1 (KNO1) is an autosomal recessive developmental disorder primarily characterized by typical eye abnormalities, including high myopia, cataracts, dislocated lens, vitreoretinal degeneration, and retinal detachment, with occipital skull defects, which can range from occipital encephalocele to occult cutis aplasia (summary by Aldahmesh et al., 2011). Genetic Heterogeneity of Knobloch Syndrome KNO2 (618458) is caused by mutation in the PAK2 gene (605022) on chromosome 3q29.
Visual impairment and progressive phthisis bulbi
MedGen UID:
1648430
Concept ID:
C4748978
Disease or Syndrome
Visual impairment and progressive phthisis bulbi is characterized by poor vision at birth, with development of bilateral phthisis by adulthood (Ansar et al., 2018).
Craniotubular dysplasia, Ikegawa type
MedGen UID:
1806238
Concept ID:
C5575335
Disease or Syndrome
Craniotubular dysplasia, Ikegawa type (CTDI) is characterized by childhood-onset short stature in association with macrocephaly, dolichocephaly, or prominent forehead. Radiography shows hyperostosis of the calvaria and skull base, with metadiaphyseal undermodeling of the long tubular bones and mild shortening and diaphyseal broadening of the short tubular bones. Affected individuals experience progressive vision loss in the first decade of life due to optic nerve compression, and deafness may develop in the second decade of life (Guo et al., 2021).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Karimi S, Fakhri N, Ansari I, Hassanpour K, Safi S
Int Ophthalmol 2022 Jun;42(6):1827-1833. Epub 2022 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s10792-021-02180-7. PMID: 35079940
Chen Q, Zhang B, Dong Y, Mo X, Zhang L, Xia J, Zhang J, Zhang S
BMC Cancer 2019 Jul 15;19(1):693. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5844-5. PMID: 31307410Free PMC Article
Yang X, Wang C, Su G
Int Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;39(4):957-970. Epub 2019 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s10792-019-01095-8. PMID: 30895419

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Simha A, Aziz K, Braganza A, Abraham L, Samuel P, Lindsley KB
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Feb 6;2(2):CD007920. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007920.pub3. PMID: 32027392Free PMC Article
Michelessi M, Bicket AK, Lindsley K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Apr 25;4(4):CD009313. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009313.pub2. PMID: 29694684Free PMC Article
Taha H, Amer HZ, El-Zomor H, Alieldin A, Nour R, Konsowa R, Zekri W, El Nadi E, Alfaar AS
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2015 Jun;34(3):176-84. Epub 2015 Apr 3 doi: 10.3109/15513815.2015.1014951. PMID: 25839785
Dada T, Aggarwal A, Minudath KB, Vanathi M, Choudhary S, Gupta V, Sihota R, Panda A
Indian J Ophthalmol 2008 Jul-Aug;56(4):269-77. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.41410. PMID: 18579984Free PMC Article
Semba RD, Bloem MW
Surv Ophthalmol 2004 Mar-Apr;49(2):243-55. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2003.12.005. PMID: 14998696

Diagnosis

Yang X, Wang C, Su G
Int Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;39(4):957-970. Epub 2019 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s10792-019-01095-8. PMID: 30895419
Shantha JG, Crozier I, Yeh S
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2017 Nov;28(6):600-606. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000426. PMID: 28872492Free PMC Article
Taha H, Amer HZ, El-Zomor H, Alieldin A, Nour R, Konsowa R, Zekri W, El Nadi E, Alfaar AS
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2015 Jun;34(3):176-84. Epub 2015 Apr 3 doi: 10.3109/15513815.2015.1014951. PMID: 25839785
Kashyap S, Meel R, Pushker N, Sen S, Bakhshi S, Bajaj MS, Chawla B, Sethi S, Ghose S, Chandra M
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011 Mar;39(2):105-10. Epub 2011 Feb 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02426.x. PMID: 21040312
Dada T, Aggarwal A, Minudath KB, Vanathi M, Choudhary S, Gupta V, Sihota R, Panda A
Indian J Ophthalmol 2008 Jul-Aug;56(4):269-77. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.41410. PMID: 18579984Free PMC Article

Therapy

Simha A, Aziz K, Braganza A, Abraham L, Samuel P, Lindsley KB
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Feb 6;2(2):CD007920. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007920.pub3. PMID: 32027392Free PMC Article
Yang X, Wang C, Su G
Int Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;39(4):957-970. Epub 2019 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s10792-019-01095-8. PMID: 30895419
Michelessi M, Bicket AK, Lindsley K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Apr 25;4(4):CD009313. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009313.pub2. PMID: 29694684Free PMC Article
Dada T, Aggarwal A, Minudath KB, Vanathi M, Choudhary S, Gupta V, Sihota R, Panda A
Indian J Ophthalmol 2008 Jul-Aug;56(4):269-77. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.41410. PMID: 18579984Free PMC Article
Panda A, Das H, Deb M, Khanal B, Kumar S
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2006 Apr;34(3):260-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01201.x. PMID: 16671907

Prognosis

Si S, Su W, Wang L, Ji Y, Chen A, Hu Y
BMC Ophthalmol 2023 May 31;23(1):244. doi: 10.1186/s12886-023-02992-4. PMID: 37259051Free PMC Article
Si S, Lai L, Ding X, Su W, Zhou G, Wang Q, Wang L, Ji Y, Chen A, Yu Y, Chen M, Hu Y
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2022 Feb 12;27(2):59. doi: 10.31083/j.fbl2702059. PMID: 35227002
Solanki N, Singh SV, Arya D
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2021 Oct;31(10):1257-1258. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.10.1257. PMID: 34601859
Uner OE, Rao P, Hubbard GB 3rd
Ophthalmol Retina 2020 Jul;4(7):720-727. Epub 2020 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.02.001. PMID: 32224099Free PMC Article
Kashyap S, Meel R, Pushker N, Sen S, Bakhshi S, Bajaj MS, Chawla B, Sethi S, Ghose S, Chandra M
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011 Mar;39(2):105-10. Epub 2011 Feb 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02426.x. PMID: 21040312

Clinical prediction guides

Si S, Su W, Wang L, Ji Y, Chen A, Hu Y
BMC Ophthalmol 2023 May 31;23(1):244. doi: 10.1186/s12886-023-02992-4. PMID: 37259051Free PMC Article
Uner OE, Rao P, Hubbard GB 3rd
Ophthalmol Retina 2020 Jul;4(7):720-727. Epub 2020 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.02.001. PMID: 32224099Free PMC Article
Jakobiec FA, Thanos A, Stagner AM, Grossniklaus HE, Proia AD
Surv Ophthalmol 2016 May-Jun;61(3):339-56. Epub 2015 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2015.12.002. PMID: 26703887
Taha H, Amer HZ, El-Zomor H, Alieldin A, Nour R, Konsowa R, Zekri W, El Nadi E, Alfaar AS
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2015 Jun;34(3):176-84. Epub 2015 Apr 3 doi: 10.3109/15513815.2015.1014951. PMID: 25839785
Bourcier T, Touzeau O, Thomas F, Chaumeil C, Baudrimont M, Borderie V, Laroche L
Cornea 2003 Jan;22(1):51-5. doi: 10.1097/00003226-200301000-00012. PMID: 12502949

Recent systematic reviews

Simha A, Aziz K, Braganza A, Abraham L, Samuel P, Lindsley KB
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Feb 6;2(2):CD007920. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007920.pub3. PMID: 32027392Free PMC Article
Chen MF, Kim CH, Coleman AL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Mar 10;3(3):CD012223. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012223.pub2. PMID: 30852841Free PMC Article
Michelessi M, Bicket AK, Lindsley K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Apr 25;4(4):CD009313. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009313.pub2. PMID: 29694684Free PMC Article

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