DEFINITION: Microophthalmia refers to a globe with a total axial length (TAL) that is at least two standard deviations below the mean for age. For an adult eye, the lower 2.5% confidence limit for the TAL is about 21mm. In a child in whom postnatal ocular growth continues into adolescence, the lower 2.5% confidence limit must be derived from a normative plot of TAL versus age [Gordon & Donzis 1985, Weiss et al 1989].
  • Severe microphthalmia
  • Simple microphthalmia
  • Simple microphthalmia

Michaela Thomas

 

" Michaela was born with a very under-developed left eye. When she was two year old Vida fitted her with her first artificial eye. This happened every two years and will continue until Michaela has a perfect match in size and overall cosmesis. Michaela is now nine years old."

Naasieka Hamman

"She had just celebrated her first birthday. Sand had blown into her eye and an irritation started . She was taken to our GP who then said that we should take her to Red Cross hospital. A scan was done at the RCH and to their findings she had inflammation in her eye. She needed to go for an operation at the age of 1 years old.

Nadine

" When I was three years old, I was bitten in my face by an Alsatian . I became a patient of Dr. H Brody and have been for the past 25 years. Originally there was hope for a full recovery, but after a cornea transplant it was discovered that the nerves behind my left eye had been damaged and I would not regain sight in that eye.