..Starting node ..Remnants of the hyaloid vascular system (HP:0007968)
Term ID:
7968
Name:
Remnants of the hyaloid vascular system
Synonym:
Congenital retinal septum; Persistent fetal vasculature; Persistent foetal vasculature; Persistent hyperplasia of primary vitreous; Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous; Persistent hypertrophic primary vitreous; Persistent posterior fetal fibrovascular sheath of the lens; Persistent posterior foetal fibrovascular sheath of the lens; Persistent tunica vasculosa lentis
Definition:
Persistence of the hyaloid artery, which is the embryonic artery that runs from the optic disk to the posterior lens capsule may persist; the site of attachment may form an opacity. The hyaloid artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery, and usually regresses completely before birth. This features results from a failure of regression of the hyaloid vessel, which supplies the primary vitreous during embryogenesis and normally regresses in the third trimester of pregnancy, leading to a particular form of posterior cataract.