cryptophthalmia /cryp·toph·thal·mia/ (krip″tof-thal´me-ah) cryptophthalmos.
cryp·toph·thal·mi·a (kr p t f-th l m - ) or cryp·toph·thal·mus (-ms)n. A congenital abnormality in which the eyelids are absent and skin passes continuously from the forehead to the cheek over rudimentary eyes. |
cryptophthalmia, cryptophthalmus
congenital absence of the palpebral fissure, the skin extending from the forehead to the cheek, and the eye malformed or rudimentary.
cryptophthalmia
A very rare congenital defect in which the skin of the eyelids is continuous over the eyeball, resulting in an absence of palpebral fissure. Eyelashes may or may not be present. The cornea is fused with the overlying skin into one structure. Note: also spelt cryptophthalmos or cryptophthalmus.
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