Congenital Cystic Eye
| Autor: | Eugene M. Helveston, Edward Malone, Michael H. Lashmet |
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| Rok vydání: | 1970 |
| Předmět: |
Male
genetic structures Cysts business.industry Infant Newborn Anophthalmos Eyelids Anatomy Retina eye diseases Cornea Ophthalmology Left eye Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Superior orbital fissure medicine Foramen Humans Eye Abnormalities sense organs business Descemet Membrane Orbit Orbit (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Ophthalmology. 84:622-624 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9950 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archopht.1970.00990040624012 |
| Popis: | CONGENITAL cystic eye is a rare anomaly. 1 The purpose of this report is to describe the appearance and management of an unusual example of this anomaly. Report of a Case The patient was seen at 1 day of age. He was referred by the delivering physician because of a "lump" on his left eye (Fig 1). Examination revealed a 3,175 gm (7 lb) newborn white boy normal except for a mass which measured 25 mm × 15 mm × 12 mm protruding between the left eye lids. A translucent "wing" protruded from the tip of the mass. When the lids were separated a thick stalk supporting the mass seemed to fill the orbit and nothing resembling an eye could be seen. The right eye appeared normal. Roentgenograms of the skull revealed a slightly smaller orbit on the left, but the superior orbital fissure and optic foramen on the left |
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