Diseases

Microphthalmos

Congenital or developmental anomaly in which the eyeballs are abnormally small.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Congenital or developmental anomaly in which the eyeballs are abnormally small.

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  • Microphthalmia

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

abnormally small eyeball; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Microphthalmos. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008850. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008850
  2. Microphthalmos. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphthalmia
  3. Microphthalmos. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1557239