Pediatric
Nasrin Hashemian Nezhad; Mozhdeh Navinejad
Volume 28, Issue 6 , January and February 2022, , Pages 950-958
Abstract
Background and purpose: Microphthalmia is defined as the presence of a small eye inside the orbit, which occurs 30 times per 100,000 live births. 11% of which have been reported blind. Microphthalmia is associated with systemic anomalies in more than 50% of cases and has multiple and complex environmental ...
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Background and purpose: Microphthalmia is defined as the presence of a small eye inside the orbit, which occurs 30 times per 100,000 live births. 11% of which have been reported blind. Microphthalmia is associated with systemic anomalies in more than 50% of cases and has multiple and complex environmental and chromosomal causes. And in it chromosomal replication, deletion and displacement play an effective role. This study reports a case of unilateral microphthalmia referred to Shahidan Mobini Hospital in Sabzevar.Case report: A 35-year-old pregnant woman born to a 33-week-old mother with a gestational age of 33 weeks and one day is based on NT sonography. Examination of the left eye's microphthalmia was observed on the first day after delivery.Conclusion: According to the reported case, in order to prevent such a very worrying birth, it is necessary for obstetricians and gynecologists to pay special attention to this point in the periodic examination of pregnant mothers in the second trimester ultrasound of pregnancy and if The pregnant mother was exposed to X-rays or had infectious diseases or other risk factors such as long-term use of thalidomide, warfarin and alcohol, vitamin A deficiency, in addition to ultrasound, it is recommended to perform genetic testing if possible.