Isolated colobomatous microphthalmia

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Isolated colobomatous microphthalmia

ORPHA:98938Malformation syndrome

Also called Isolated microphthalmia with colobomatous cyst

What it is

Colobomatous microphthalmia is a developmental disorder of the eye characterized by unilateral or bilateral microphthalmia associated with ocular coloboma.

Key facts

Prevalence
1-5 / 10 000 (United Kingdom)
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Malformation syndrome

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Genes

ABCB6Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
ALDH1A3Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
GDF3Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
OTX2Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
PORCNDisease-causing germline mutation(s)
RAXDisease-causing germline mutation(s)
RBP4Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
SOX2Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
STRA6Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
TENM3Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
VSX2Disease-causing germline mutation(s)
GDF6Candidate gene tested
SIX6Candidate gene tested

Genes reported in subtypes

ALDH1A3BEST1CRB1MFRPOTX2PRSS56RAXSHHSIX6SOX2TMEM98

Orphanet records these genes on 2 more specific entries under this disorder, not on this entry itself:

A well-studied disease is usually split into subtypes, and the gene is curated on whichever one the evidence belongs to. Open a subtype to see which gene goes with it.

ICD-10 codes

Q11.2filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 13 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Cross-references

GARD 3644MONDO 0000170MONDO 170OMIM 251505OMIM 300345OMIM 601186OMIM 605738OMIM 610092OMIM 611638OMIM 613703OMIM 614497OMIM 615145OMIM 616428UMLS C4255043

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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