title: Anterior segment pathology associated with hypermetropia.
abstract: Eight children presented who suffered from pathological changes of the anterior chamber as part of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome. All of them had associated hypermetropia. Hypermetropia in these cases may have resulted from disturbed development of the anterior segment of the eyes during fetal life.
authors.affiliation: Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spierer
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barak
mesh_terms: D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000002:abnormalities*; D015785:Eye Diseases, Hereditary / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014792:Visual Acuity