title: Congenital anophthalmos. Ultrasonographic diagnosis of congenital anophthalmos.
abstract: Congenital anophthalmos must be differentiated from "clinical anophthalmos" where blepharophimosis renders examination of the contents of the orbit impossible. Ultrasonographic examination of these orbits can be performed for documentation of the total absence of cyst-like ocular structures without the need for examination under anesthesia and surgical exploration. Two cases of true anophthalmos have recently been seen by us and the diagnosis confirmed ultrasonographically.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000853:Anophthalmos / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography