Anophthalmos: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

primary anophthalmos, true anophthalmos, extreme microphthalmos, anophthalmia, microphthalmia, microphthalmic eye, small eye syndrome, small orbit, malformed globe, enucleation, surgical removal of eye, orbital implant, prosthetic eye, artificial eye, conformers

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Nick Mamalis, MD, Professor, Director of Ophthalmic Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah School of Medicine; Director of Intermountain Ocular Research Center
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Jacob W Brubaker, MD, Pre-residency Fellowship in Ocular Pathology, University of Utah
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