Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous

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A developmental ocular anomaly in which the primary VITREOUS BODY and its surrounding hyaloid vasculature failed to regress. It is usually unilateral and characterized by CATARACT; MICROPHTHALMOS (small eyeballs), and retrolenticular fibrovascular tissue. (from Yanoff: Ophthalmology, 2nd ed.)

Synonyms: Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous Persistent Hyaloid Artery Persistent Hyaloid Vasculatures Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome Persistent Hyaloid Arteries Persistent Hyaloid Vasculature

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2008

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D054514

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