Some people draw wild cards in the genetics lottery. And while they end up with unusual physical traits, it's not always bad, ...

Ritter had a birth defect known as a coloboma in his right eye. His father, Tex Ritter, was a singing cowboy and matinee star, and his mother, Dorothy Fay, was an actress. John attended Hollywood ...

The plusoptiX will also trigger a referral if 1 eye deviates by >10 degrees (suggesting strabismus) or if 2 round pupils cannot be seen (such as in a child with an iris coloboma, visually ...

The Amsler grid is a good test for people with Macular Degeneration. The Amsler grid tests the condition of the center of the retina or "macula" ...

Among the more common visually threatening congenital eye defects are anophthalmia (total absence of the globe); microphthalmia (anomalously small eye in the orbit); and coloboma (failure of the ...

Pathological examination revealed congenital cataract, retinal atrophy secondary to glaucoma and coloboma of the retina and optic nerve. When seen recently, the patient presented numerous elevated ...

Lewis Ware, 25, teaches English at The Hyndburn Academy in Rishton, and is raising money for Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support (MACS) by running three marathons in April.