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Br J Ophthalmol 89:859-863 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.053595
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Outcomes in persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous

Table 3

 Conservative management patient data

Case Sex Eye Age at diagnosis (months) Visual acuity at presentation PHPV type Contraindications to early surgery Miscellaneous Age final follow up (months) Visual acuity at final follow up
LP, light perception; NLP, no light perception; F&F, fixing and following; A, anterior PHPV; P, posterior; MP, minimal posterior PHPV; SP, severe posterior PHPV not amenable to surgery; SA, severe anterior PHPV not amenable to surgery; G, glaucoma; RD, retinal detachment; AP, globe anteroposterior diameter; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
30L F LE 2 NLP A/P SA SP Corneal diameter 7 mm, patent hyaloid artery 80 NLP
31R F RE 1 LP A G SA SP Glaucoma at presentation, phthisis, prosthesis 63 NLP
32L M LE 2 LP P SP Large retrolental mass, smicrocephaly 2 LP
32R M RE 2 Vague LP P SP RD, microcephaly 2 Vague LP
33 F LE 0 NLP A/P SA SP Microphthalmos, prosthesis 95 NLP
34 F RE 2 Vague LP A/P SP Patent hyaloid artery to disc 2 Vague LP
35 M RE 0 NLP A/P SA SP Shallow anterior chamber, AP 14 mm 1 NLP
36 M RE 0 NLP A SA Shallow anterior chamber, late lensectomy for glaucoma 17 NA
37 F LE 5 Poorly F&F A/P SP Patent hyaloid artery to disc, nystagmus 47 3/60
38 F RE 0 NA A/P SA SP Ectopia lentis, retinal dysplasia, L-ptosis and duct blockage requiring probing. 22 NLP
39 M RE 0 NA A/P SA SP Corneal diameter 8 mm, AP s14 mm 11 NLP
40 M LE 4 NA A/P SA SP Corneal diameter 8 mm, AP s13 mm 3 NLP
41 M LE 1 LP P SP Hyaloid artery, hypoplastic disc, roving nystagmus, microcephaly 9 LP
42 M LE 0 NA P SP Progressive phthisis, enucleation 37 NLP
43 M LE 3 Good F&F P MP Hyaloid artery only, developmental delay 11 6/18
44 M LE 3 NA A SA Shallow anterior chamber with pupil bound down 3 NLP
45 F RE NA NA A SA Prosthesis 13 NLP
46 M LE 0 Poorly F&F A/P SA SP Retrolental mass, AP 12 mm and left ptosis, roving nystagmus 56 LP
47 M LE 8 NA A SP Retrolental mass 8 NA
48 M RE 1 Roving P SP Vitreous haemorrhage, RD 14 NLP
49 M LE 4 NA P SP Hyaloid artery and retrolental mass, 9 NLP
50 M RE 2 Poorly F&F A/P SA Shallow anterior chamber, strabismus surgery 59 NLP

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