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Eugene M. Helveston, MD; Edward Malone, Jr., MD; Michael H. Lashmet, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1970;84(5):622-624.

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CONGENITAL cystic eye is a rare anomaly.¹ The purpose of this report is to describe the appearance and management of an unusual example of this anomaly.

Report of a Case

The patient was seen at 1 day of age. He was referred by the delivering physician because of a "lump" on his left eye (Fig 1). Examination revealed a 3,175 gm (7 lb) newborn white boy normal except for a mass which measured 25 mm x 15 mm x 12 mm protruding between the left eye lids. A translucent "wing" protruded from the tip of the mass. When the lids were separated a thick stalk supporting the mass seemed to fill the orbit and nothing resembling an eye could be seen. The right eye appeared normal.

Roentgenograms of the skull revealed a slightly smaller orbit on the left, but the superior orbital fissure and optic foramen on the left . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Indianapolis

From the Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov 28, 1969.

Reprint requests to Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1100 W Michigan St, Indianapolis 46202 (Dr. Helveston).

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