Angiomatosis of the retina and the cerebellum constitute the syndrome known as the Hippel-Lindau disease. The disease is inherited by an autosomal dominant type.
Retinal detachment, which occurred in childhood, is difficult to treat because of late diagnosis associated with the absence of complaints in the child until the second eye can see well.
Persistence of the hyaloid artery is observed in more than 3% of healthy full-term infants. It is almost always found at the 30th week of intrauterine development and in preterm infants in screening for the detection of retinopathy of prematurity.
Cataract - any opacity of the lens. The relationship between deprivation amblyopia and cataracts that occurred in early childhood emphasizes the importance of eliminating this cause of disability in children.
Uveitis - inflammation of the uveate tract. Inflammatory process can be localized in certain departments of the uveal tract, in connection with which it is expedient to subdivide the uveal process in its localization.
Congenital heterochromia of the iris: Melanocytosis of the eye. Eye-skin melanocytosis. Sectoral hamartoma of the iris. Congenital Horner's syndrome (ipsilateral hypopigmentation, miosis and ptosis).
An oily "lipid" layer, which reduces evaporation, stabilizes the lacrimal film and provides a high optical quality of its surface. Lipids are produced by meibomian glands.
