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Definition of Microphthalmia
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
Microphthalmia: An abnormally small eye. Microphthalmia is a congenital malformation of the globe, a birth defect of the eye. A related term, anophthalmia, indicates that there is no eye at all. Also known as microphthalmos.