raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:566

Congenital microcoria

Synonyms: Congenital miosis

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Congenital microcoria is a rare autosomal dominant ophthalmological disease caused by maldevelopment of the dilator muscle of the pupil that is characterized by small pupils (<2 mm in diameter) from birth, peripheral iris hypopigmentation and transillumination defects leading to errors of refraction (myopia, astigmatism) and sometimes juvenile open angle glaucoma.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital microcoriaCongenital miosis
frMicrocorie congénitaleMyosis congénital
deMikrokorie, kongenitaleMiosis, kongenitale
esMicrocoria congénitaMiosis congénita
itMicrocoria congenitaMiosi congenita
nlCongenitale microcorieMiosis, congenitaal
ptMicrocoria congénitaMiose congénita
plWrodzone zwężenie źrenicyMioza wrodzona
csVrozená mikrokorieVrozená mióza
ukВроджена мікрокоріяВроджений міоз
zh先天性小瞳症先天性瞳孔缩小
trDoğumsal mikrokoriDoğumsal miyoz

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM156600Evalidated
ICD-10Q13.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA11.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007989Evalidated
MeSHC537550Evalidated
UMLSC1303009Evalidated
GARD3635Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

18 annotations · validated 2021-08-17
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0007695Abnormal pupillary light reflex
HP:0007990Hypoplastic iris stroma
HP:0007730Iris hypopigmentation
HP:0012805Iris transillumination defect
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000483Astigmatism
HP:0031730Axial myopia
HP:0012047Hemeralopia
HP:0100018Nuclear cataract
HP:0007906Ocular hypertension
HP:0012108Open angle glaucoma
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0000505Visual impairment
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000618Blindness
HP:0000622Blurred vision
HP:0012040Corneal stromal edema
HP:0000519Developmental cataract
HP:0000485Megalocornea
HP:0000662Nyctalopia

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 33922078[PMID]_21677884[PMID]

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Sources for this card