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Add Citations to "Causes" Section

I add citations as needed. This originally section included no sources. I updated the citations where it was requested and where I thought they were necessary. I added one additional source to the list of references.

Engcilia25 (talk) 05:37, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updated "Treatment" Section

This section was very sparse with only 2 sentences and no citations. I tried to expand this section with proper citation. Much of my writing focuses on socket expansion, preventing facial asymmetry, and ocular protheses. I also tried to make the language slightly less technical. No new references were added (they are already listed on the page as sources).

Engcilia25 (talk) 05:07, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Photos

Returned original image to upper right portion of article. Despite concerns expressed previously, it appears that it is an image of a person with microphthalmia.

Engcilia25 (talk) 03:32, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reworded Portion of "Epidemiology" Section

I changed "The most extensive epidemiological survey" to "An extensive epidemiological survey". This wording is more accurate.

Engcilia25 (talk) 03:19, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added Pictures

I replaced the picture in the upper right corner of the article. I also added a picture in the "Diagnosis" section.

Engcilia25 (talk) 04:24, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updated "Diagnosis" Section

There was no information available in this section of the article. I am writing two paragraphs focused on diagnosing microphthalmia. I will add citations along with links to Wikipedia pages when possible. Also, I will attach links to Wikipedia pages for several terms in other parts of the article.

Roughly one hour later, I changed the word "patients" to "individuals" in the second paragraph of this section.

Engcilia25 (talk) 03:48, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added Citation to "Epidemiology" Section

A citation was needed in the "Epidemiology" section so I added it. The source was already listed in the references.

Engcilia25 (talk) 05:10, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Update to Intro and Presentation Sections

I am editing the introduction and "Presentation" section of this article. I changed some of the wording in the introduction to make it clearer. Additionally, I expanded this section by adding "ANOPHTHALMIA" with a link to the Wikipedia page for this condition. I also provided an explanation of "NANOPHTHALMOS". I could not attach a link to this term because no Wikipedia page exists for this condition.

I added citations to these sections and updated the sources as well.

Engcilia25 (talk) 04:33, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading picture?

This picture seems to be that of someone demonstrating their Duane syndrome. The eye is not necessarily smaller, the characteristic retraction just makes it temporarily appear so. This article needs a better more unambiguous picture. Mmyers1976 (talk) 00:29, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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