COLOBOMA

Coloboma is a Greek word, which means mutilation. People with Coloboma are missing a portion of the structure of the eye. The human eye develops between the fourth and fifteenth week of pregnancy. As the eye starts to develop, a gap opens on the underside of each eye bud. This gap provides a way for the developing eye to be nourished. This gap, called the optic fissure, has to close before the eye is fully developed. Coloboma is the incomplete closer of the optic fissure. Gaps can occur in the eyelid, iris, ciliary body, lens, retina, macula, choroid and optic disc. It can cause from mild to sever vision loss. Coloboma occurs in about 1 in 10,000 births.

Drawings of How Coloboma Can Affect the Eye

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Yahoo Coloboma Group is for people who have the eye condition called Coloboma. New parents should Join the Yahoo Coloboma Moms group. Parents of older children are welcome to join us, as our guests. We are not doctors, or genetic counselors, we are just a group of people, from around the world, who share an eye condition.

What is an e-mail group? Each Yahoo group has its own e-mail address, Coloboma group's address is (coloboma@yahoogroups.com). Group members may send messages to the group using this e-mail address. These messages are posted on the group's web site, and are also delivered to members who have chosen to receive individual e-mails. The group creates a virtual community of people who are affected by coloboma from all over the world. The group has its own web site with: e-mail archives, files, photos and links to other relevant sites

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Coloboma Group Has 3 Sub Groups

Eyelid Coloboma Group A group for people who have Eyelid Coloboma. Family and friends are welcome to join also.

An E-Mail and pen pall group for children and teens who have coloboma, their brothers, sisters and friends. Children whose parents have Coloboma are invited to join also.

An informal meeting place for older teens (18+) and Adults who have coloboma. You must have coloboma to join this one.