title: Unilateral persistent fetal vasculature coexisting with anterior segment dysgenesis.
abstract: Persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) is a common congenital developmental anomaly of the eye which results from failure of the embryological primary vitreous and hyaloid vasculature to regress by the time of birth (Int Ophthalmol Clin 48: 53-62, 2008). Typically, it is divided into anterior, posterior or combined types and is characterized by the presence of a vascular stalk located between the optic disc and the posterior lens capsule (Int Ophthalmol Clin 48: 53-62, 2008). Although it has been reported to manifest itself differently, in our case it presented in a microphthalmic eye as anterior segment dysgenesis with broad-based mid-peripheral synechiae, posterior embryotoxon, iridoschisis, ectropion uveae, hypotony and subluxated cataractous lens with a taut anterior hyaloid face which are rare associations with PFV.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sudarshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khokhar
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gogia
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dada
mesh_terms: D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000002:abnormalities; D002648:Child; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054514:Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous / Q000150:complications*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence