# Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

## Etymology
Named after Widukind Lenz, a German geneticist and dysmorphologist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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