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Congenital isolate and total optic disc coloboma

Case report and review of the literature

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Annals of Ophthalmology

Abstract

Isolated and total optic disc coloboma is a markedly rare congenital anomaly of the eye. Congenital eye colobomas frequently present with eye anomalies and systemic signal findings. We present a case of isolated total optic disc coloboma without systemic involvement, which has been rarely reported in the literature.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Diyarbakir State Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey

    Seyhmus Ari MD

  2. the Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey

    Uĝur Keklíkçí MD (Assistant Professor), Ihsan Çaça MD (Associate Professor), Kaan Ünlü MD (Professor) & Fuat Alakuş MD

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The authors have stated that they do not have a significant financial interest or other relationship with any product manufacturer or provider of services discussed in this article. The authors also do not discuss the use of off-label products, which includes unlabeled, unapproved, or investigative products or devices.

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Ari, S., Keklíkçí, U., Çaça, I. et al. Congenital isolate and total optic disc coloboma. Ann Ophthalmol 39, 75–77 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697332

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