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primary vitreous(medicine)
anterior primary division(medicine)
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persistent anterior hyperplastic primary vitreous (medicine)


persistent anterior hyperplastic primary vitreous


A unilateral congenital abnormality occurring in full-term infants; characterised by a retrolental fibrovascular membrane formed by persistent primary vitreous with remnants of the hyaloid artery and tunica vasculosa lentis; associated with leukokoria, microphthalmos, shallow anterior chamber, and elongated ciliary processes.