Mittendorf dot
Mittendorf dot
(mit'ĕn-dōrf),a small dot visible on the posterior aspect of the lens capsule on ophthalmologic examination that represents a remnant of the primitive hyaloid vascular system.
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Mit·ten·dorf dot
(mit'ĕn-dōrf dot)A small spot visible on the posterior aspect of the lens capsule on ophthalmologic examination that represents a remnant of the primitive hyaloid vascular system.
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Mittendorf dot
(mit′ĕn-dorf″) [20th-cent. U.S. physician]
A gray dot on the posterior lens capsule. It is the remnant of the fetal hyaloid artery of the eye.
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