True cyclopia-very rare anomaly

K R Srinivasan1, N Abraham Ratna Joseph2, P Koteswary3

  • 1Professor, Department of Anatomy, Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical College , Salem, Tamilnadu, India .

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