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Abnormality of globe size

MedGen UID:
867562
•Concept ID:
C4021945
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of eyeball size; Eye size difference
 
HPO: HP:0100887

Definition

An abnormality in the size of the ocular globe (eyeball). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy: Pearls in diagnosis and management.
Anantharaman G, Sheth J, Bhende M, Narayanan R, Natarajan S, Rajendran A, Manayath G, Sen P, Biswas R, Banker A, Gupta C
Indian J Ophthalmol 2018 Jul;66(7):896-908. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1136_17. PMID: 29941728Free PMC Article
TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report.
Jones L, Downie LE, Korb D, Benitez-Del-Castillo JM, Dana R, Deng SX, Dong PN, Geerling G, Hida RY, Liu Y, Seo KY, Tauber J, Wakamatsu TH, Xu J, Wolffsohn JS, Craig JP
Ocul Surf 2017 Jul;15(3):575-628. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.006. PMID: 28736343
Lung nodule and cancer detection in computed tomography screening.
Rubin GD
J Thorac Imaging 2015 Mar;30(2):130-8. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000140. PMID: 25658477Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Biochemistry of human tear film: A review.
Masoudi S
Exp Eye Res 2022 Jul;220:109101. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2022.109101. PMID: 35508212
Crystalline lens alterations in congenital aniridia.
D'Oria F, Barraquer R, Alio JL
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2021 Nov;96 Suppl 1:38-51. Epub 2021 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.oftale.2020.12.008. PMID: 34836587
Ocular coloboma-a comprehensive review for the clinician.
Lingam G, Sen AC, Lingam V, Bhende M, Padhi TR, Xinyi S
Eye (Lond) 2021 Aug;35(8):2086-2109. Epub 2021 Mar 21 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01501-5. PMID: 33746210Free PMC Article
Descemetocele.
Agarwal R, Nagpal R, Todi V, Sharma N
Surv Ophthalmol 2021 Jan-Feb;66(1):2-19. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.10.004. PMID: 33058926
Encephalocraniocutaneous Lipomatosis.
Bavle A, Shah R, Gross N, Gavula T, Ruiz-Elizalde A, Wierenga K, McNall-Knapp R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018 Oct;40(7):553-554. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001170. PMID: 29683947

Diagnosis

Descemetocele.
Agarwal R, Nagpal R, Todi V, Sharma N
Surv Ophthalmol 2021 Jan-Feb;66(1):2-19. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.10.004. PMID: 33058926
The Pupil.
Bouffard MA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2019 Oct;25(5):1194-1214. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000771. PMID: 31584534
Encephalocraniocutaneous Lipomatosis.
Bavle A, Shah R, Gross N, Gavula T, Ruiz-Elizalde A, Wierenga K, McNall-Knapp R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018 Oct;40(7):553-554. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001170. PMID: 29683947
Uveal melanoma.
Kashyap S, Meel R, Singh L, Singh M
Semin Diagn Pathol 2016 May;33(3):141-7. Epub 2016 Mar 10 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2015.10.005. PMID: 26972224
Autoimmune retinopathy.
Comlekoglu DU, Thompson IA, Sen HN
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2013 Nov;24(6):598-605. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283654e1e. PMID: 24100366

Therapy

Retinal layers and associated clinical factors in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Komatsu H, Onoguchi G, Jerotic S, Kanahara N, Kakuto Y, Ono T, Funakoshi S, Yabana T, Nakazawa T, Tomita H
Mol Psychiatry 2022 Sep;27(9):3592-3616. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01591-x. PMID: 35501407
Encephalocraniocutaneous Lipomatosis.
Bavle A, Shah R, Gross N, Gavula T, Ruiz-Elizalde A, Wierenga K, McNall-Knapp R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018 Oct;40(7):553-554. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001170. PMID: 29683947
TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report.
Jones L, Downie LE, Korb D, Benitez-Del-Castillo JM, Dana R, Deng SX, Dong PN, Geerling G, Hida RY, Liu Y, Seo KY, Tauber J, Wakamatsu TH, Xu J, Wolffsohn JS, Craig JP
Ocul Surf 2017 Jul;15(3):575-628. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.006. PMID: 28736343
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I.
Wraith JE, Jones S
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2014 Sep;12 Suppl 1:102-6. PMID: 25345091
A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of high-dose supplementation with vitamins C and E, beta carotene, and zinc for age-related macular degeneration and vision loss: AREDS report no. 8.
Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
Arch Ophthalmol 2001 Oct;119(10):1417-36. doi: 10.1001/archopht.119.10.1417. PMID: 11594942Free PMC Article

Prognosis

TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report.
Jones L, Downie LE, Korb D, Benitez-Del-Castillo JM, Dana R, Deng SX, Dong PN, Geerling G, Hida RY, Liu Y, Seo KY, Tauber J, Wakamatsu TH, Xu J, Wolffsohn JS, Craig JP
Ocul Surf 2017 Jul;15(3):575-628. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.006. PMID: 28736343
Uveal melanoma.
Kashyap S, Meel R, Singh L, Singh M
Semin Diagn Pathol 2016 May;33(3):141-7. Epub 2016 Mar 10 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2015.10.005. PMID: 26972224
A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of high-dose supplementation with vitamins C and E, beta carotene, and zinc for age-related macular degeneration and vision loss: AREDS report no. 8.
Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
Arch Ophthalmol 2001 Oct;119(10):1417-36. doi: 10.1001/archopht.119.10.1417. PMID: 11594942Free PMC Article
Ocular colobomata.
Onwochei BC, Simon JW, Bateman JB, Couture KC, Mir E
Surv Ophthalmol 2000 Nov-Dec;45(3):175-94. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6257(00)00151-x. PMID: 11094243
The pattern electroretinogram.
Berninger TA, Arden GB
Eye (Lond) 1988;2 Suppl:S257-83. doi: 10.1038/eye.1988.149. PMID: 3076152

Clinical prediction guides

Choroid plexuses at the interface of peripheral immunity and tissue repair in multiple sclerosis.
Ricigliano VAG, Stankoff B
Curr Opin Neurol 2023 Jun 1;36(3):214-221. Epub 2023 Apr 17 doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001160. PMID: 37078651
Future perspectives for treating patients with geographic atrophy.
Loewenstein A, Trivizki O
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023 Jun;261(6):1525-1531. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05931-z. PMID: 36520185Free PMC Article
Retinal layers and associated clinical factors in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Komatsu H, Onoguchi G, Jerotic S, Kanahara N, Kakuto Y, Ono T, Funakoshi S, Yabana T, Nakazawa T, Tomita H
Mol Psychiatry 2022 Sep;27(9):3592-3616. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01591-x. PMID: 35501407
TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report.
Jones L, Downie LE, Korb D, Benitez-Del-Castillo JM, Dana R, Deng SX, Dong PN, Geerling G, Hida RY, Liu Y, Seo KY, Tauber J, Wakamatsu TH, Xu J, Wolffsohn JS, Craig JP
Ocul Surf 2017 Jul;15(3):575-628. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.006. PMID: 28736343
A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of high-dose supplementation with vitamins C and E, beta carotene, and zinc for age-related macular degeneration and vision loss: AREDS report no. 8.
Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
Arch Ophthalmol 2001 Oct;119(10):1417-36. doi: 10.1001/archopht.119.10.1417. PMID: 11594942Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for neovascular glaucoma.
Rittiphairoj T, Roberti G, Michelessi M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Apr 3;4(4):CD007920. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007920.pub4. PMID: 37010901Free PMC Article
Retinal layers and associated clinical factors in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Komatsu H, Onoguchi G, Jerotic S, Kanahara N, Kakuto Y, Ono T, Funakoshi S, Yabana T, Nakazawa T, Tomita H
Mol Psychiatry 2022 Sep;27(9):3592-3616. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01591-x. PMID: 35501407
Retinal biomarkers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A systematic review.
Biffi E, Turple Z, Chung J, Biffi A
PLoS One 2022;17(4):e0266974. Epub 2022 Apr 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266974. PMID: 35421194Free PMC Article
A Systematic Review of the Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Methods for Macular Coloboma.
Hou X, Guo Y, Liu J, Li S, Fan W, Lin M, Rokohl AC, Heindl LM
Curr Eye Res 2021 Jul;46(7):913-918. Epub 2021 Jan 22 doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1853779. PMID: 33478254
Choroidal Thickness and Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.
Zhang Z, Yu M, Wang F, Dai Y, Wu Z
J Glaucoma 2016 May;25(5):e446-54. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000275. PMID: 25943737

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