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Potter syndrome

Potter sequence facial features
Potter’s syndrome Potter's syndrome also known as Potter syndrome, Potter sequence or oligohydramnios sequence, is a rare congenital disorder caused by kidney problems and too
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Joubert syndrome

Joubert syndrome
Joubert syndrome Joubert syndrome, also called familial aplasia of the vermis, molar tooth midbrain-hindbrain malformation, agenesis of cerebellar vermis or cerebello-oculo-renal syndrome, is a rare autosomal
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Torsades de Pointes

Torsades de Dointes
Torsades de Pointes Torsades de Pointes (TdP), which mean "twisting of the point" in French, is a type of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (fast heart rate originating
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Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome

Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome eye
Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS), also called Rieger syndrome, Rieger's anomaly, Axenfeld and Rieger anomaly or iridogoniodysgenesis with somatic anomalies, is a rare genetic disorder that primarily
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Viral conjunctivitis

Viral conjunctivitis
Viral conjunctivitis Viral conjunctivitis is conjunctivitis caused by viruses and is very contagious. Virus is the most common cause of infectious conjunctivitis in the adult
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Bacterial conjunctivitis

Bacterial conjunctivitis
Bacterial conjunctivitis Bacterial conjunctivitis is conjunctivitis caused by bacteria and is very contagious. The most common bacteria are Staphylococcus species, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and
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Vernal conjunctivitis

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis
Vernal conjunctivitis Vernal conjunctivitis also called vernal keratoconjunctivitis is a severe type of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis that results in small, raised lumps on the inside of
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Allergic conjunctivitis

Allergic conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis Allergic conjunctivitis is caused by an allergic reaction, with the majority of cases (90–95%) attributed to seasonal (certain times of the year) allergic
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What is glaucoma

glaucoma
Glaucoma Glaucoma is an umbrella term for a group of serious eye conditions that include open-angle glaucoma and angle-closure glaucoma (closed-angle glaucoma) caused by increased pressure inside
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