lenz microphthalmia syndrome

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What does lenz microphthalmia syndrome mean?

A very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

Where does lenz microphthalmia syndrome come from?

Named after Widukind Lenz, a German geneticist and dysmorphologist.

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