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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A coloboma is a condition in which a baby is born with tissue missing from inside or around the eye. Colobomas can affect both eyes or just one. The type of coloboma depends on where in the eye the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Retinal detachment associated with chorioretinal or optic nerve coloboma is quite uncommon during childhood but ...

It is believed that uveal coloboma is primarily genetic in origin. "Genetic" means that the coloboma was caused by a gene that was not working properly when the eye was forming. Sometimes coloboma is ...

In eyelid coloboma a piece of either the upper or lower eyelid is absent. Eyelid coloboma may be part of a genetic syndrome, or happen as a result of a disruption of eyelid development in a baby. A ...

She was slowly waking up, preparing for a big day out with her family. She and her kids had traveled in from Colorado to attend some Olympic events and explore France. Emily’s social scroll stopped ...

Goldenhar syndrome: A syndrome with diminution in size of one half of the face, along with dermolipoma and dermoid (tumors on the surface of the eyeball) and ear abnormalities. Treacher-Collins ...

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 ...