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Coloboma of the Choroid

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Colobomas of the choroid are a subset of uveal colobomas which result from disruption of the normal process of ocular development during organogenesis. This disruption causes a thinning or absence of a portion of the choroid. Choroidal colobomas may be isolated, associated with other ocular features such as microphthalmos, or associated with systemic features such as papillorenal syndrome and CHARGE syndrome.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Andrew Carey

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    J. Fernando Arevalo

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    Masahito Ohji

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Carey, A., Arevalo, J.F. (2019). Coloboma of the Choroid. In: Ohji, M. (eds) Surgical Retina. Retina Atlas. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6214-9_8

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