THE disappearance of Madeleine McCann is one of the most high-profile missing person cases in the world. With her face appearing on many a TV screen or poster over the last 17 years, as investigations ...

An iris coloboma can be simple, partial, or complete. In a simple coloboma of the iris, one or more anatomical layers of the iris are absent in the affected area. If the defect includes the pupillary ...

German researchers gained fundamental new insight into the development of the eye defect coloboma, said a study on Wednesday. Coloboma is a hole in one of the structures of the eye which occurs when ...

Development of the eye is a fascinating subject. Simultaneous invagination of the optic vesicle and the optic stalk creates the fetal fissure inferonasally, which then closes, beginning at the equator ...

A coloboma is an eye abnormality present at birth that results from the absence of some tissues in certain parts of the eye. One or both eyes may be affected. The most obvious presentation of a ...

Ocular coloboma is an abnormality of the eye resulting from its defective development. One or both eyes may be affected by holes or gaps in the cornea, iris, ciliary body, lens, choroidal layer, lens, ...

Renal coloboma syndrome (RCS), also called papillorenal syndrome, is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by optic nerve dysplasia and renal hypodysplasia. The eye anomalies consist of a wide ...

To determine the validity of laser photocoagulation as a prophylactic treatment in the prevention of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in a group of paediatric patients presenting with ...

Coloboma is a medical condition in which normal tissue in or around the eye is missing from birth. It is believed that uveal coloboma is primarily genetic in origin. Sometimes coloboma is part of a ...

Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, affectionately dubbed “pommel horse guy” by the internet, is capturing hearts not just for his bronze-winning talent, but also for his eyeglasses. The bespectacled ...

A young woman in Poland is getting attention after speaking out on Instagram with claims that she may be Madeline McCann, the British toddler who has been missing since 2007. McCann, in case you’re ...