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Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:1377-1379.

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A child born of a full-term pregnancy had unilateral splitting of the anterior segment of the right eye associated with choristoma. No other craniofacial abnormalities were found. The globe was slightly increased in size but was normal in shape. The 2 corneas were separated by a choristoma. Pathological examination revealed splitting of the anterior segment with 2 corneas, 2 lenses, and 2 irides. Only 1 posterior segment was observed, including a hematic vitreous associated with a dysmorphic retina. As diplophthalmos, this congenital malformation may be induced by primary optic vesicle development disturbance.

Clinical History

A mature female infant was born at week 41 of gestation in December 1998 with a right eye malformation. The healthy mother, aged 34 years, had experienced only a fever during the first month of the pregnancy. Her 3 previous pregnancies were normal. There was no history of exposure to x-rays or drugs. Routine serologic test results were . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author: Frédéric Mouriaux, MD, Service d'ophtalmologie, Hôpital Schaffner, Route de la Bassée, 62307 Lens, France.
Reprints: Jean François Rouland, MD, Service d'ophtalmologie, Hôpital Huriez, 59037 Lille CEDEX, France.