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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 79:F168-F173 doi:10.1136/fn.79.3.F168
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Compiling a national register of babies born with anophthalmia/microphthalmia in England 1988–94

Table 3

Number of cases and “severe” cases by survival status, laterality, and presence or absence of other eye or non-eye malformations

All cases % Confirmed “severe” cases %
Total 449 100 221 100
Survival status:
 Surviving 1997 311 69 165 75
 Liveborn, died 69 15 36 16
 Liveborn, survival unknown 22 5 2 1
 Stillbirth 19 4 9 4
 Termination of pregnancy 22 5 8 4
 Unknown 6 1 1 0
Laterality:
 Unilateral 237 53 109 49
 Bilateral 158 35 112 51
 Unknown 54 12 0 0
Other eye malformations:
 Present 281 63 142 64
 Absent 65 14 55 25
 Unknown 103 23 24 11
Non-eye malformations:
 Present 249 55 143 65
 Absent 110 24 78 35
 Unknown 90 20 0 0

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