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Cryptophthalmos.

S Kanhere·V Phadke·A Mathew·S F Irani
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Cryptophthalmos, a very rare congenital anomaly of the eye, is characterised by skin passing continuously from the forehead to the cheek over a malformed eye. It may be isolated or more commonly as a part of Fraser syndrome. Cryptophthalmos is classified into three types: complete, incomplete and abortive. Surgical reconstruction is the modality of treatment available. We present a case of bilateral, complete, isolated cryptophthalmos, who has undergone stage 1 of reconstructive surgery.

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S Kanhere, V Phadke, A Mathew, S F Irani. Cryptophthalmos.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02726274

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