This review focuses on the ocular and systemic aspects of developmental anomalies arising from defects of fetal fissure closure and retinal ganglion cell development, and covers some other optic ...

Anophthalmia, microphthalmia, and coloboma are likely to be caused by disturbances of the morphogenetic pathway that controls eye development, either as a result of primary genetic defect, or ...

Morning Glory Syndrome is a birth defect of the optic nerve that looks like a flower known as “morning glory.” Learn about the causes, symptoms, and more.

Coloboma is a congenital defect that affects the normal structure of the eye causing an absence of part of the eye tissue.

A 23-year-old female preschool teacher was referred to the New England Eye Center by an outside ophthalmologist for evaluation of a new inferior visual field defect of the left eye. Over the ...

A genetic defect could hold the key to preventing or delaying the onset of a debilitating eye disease that can lead to vision loss and blindness.

An optometrist is an eye doctor capable of examining the eyes for vision defects, signs of injury, ocular conditions, and problems with general eye health.