2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
6 Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Part II: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Chapter 21: Disorders of the Anterior Segment
Abnormalities of Corneal Size or Shape
Microcornea
Microcornea is characterized by a horizontal corneal diameter of 9 mm or less at birth and less than 10 mm after 2 years of age (Fig 21-2). It is often a component of ocular malformations such as microphthalmia and persistent fetal vasculature and of syndromes such as oculodentodigital, Nance-Horan, and Lenz syndromes.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.