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Congenital cystic eyeball.

V P Gupta¹, K U Chaturvedi, D K Sen

¹Department of Opthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi.

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

|October 1, 1990

Summary

A rare congenital cystic eye, a large mass without an eyeball, was diagnosed in a newborn girl. This case highlights a potential predilection for the left eye in this rare condition.

Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Pediatric Surgery
Medical Genetics

Background:

Congenital cystic eye is a rare developmental anomaly characterized by the absence of a formed eyeball.
This condition presents a significant surgical and diagnostic challenge in neonates.

Observation:

A histopathologically confirmed case of congenital cystic eye in a one-day-old female infant is presented.
The anomaly presented as an unusually large cystic mass, causing proptosis and upper eyelid stretching.
No rudimentary eyeball structures were identified within the orbit.

Findings:

The absence of a formed eyeball is a key diagnostic feature.
The unusually large size of the cystic mass is notable.
This report is the first to suggest a potential predilection for the left eye in congenital cystic eye.

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