[Eye developmental defects in Patau's syndrome (trisomy 13)].

The paper analyses results of pathomorphologic studies of eyes of 28 fetuses and newborns died from multiple malformations due to the Patau (trisomy 13) syndrome. Ocular malformations were recorded in 25 observations (89%). The most frequent and typical ocular malformations in this syndrome were microphthalmia, typical colobomas of the uveal tract, dysplasia of the retina, persistence and hyperplasia of the primary vitreous body, cataract and luxation of the lens.