Atlas of Ophthalmology

Cryptophthalmos. Right eye, abortive. Left eye, complete.

Cryptophthalmos. Right eye, abortive. Left eye, complete.
Right eye, abortive. Left eye, complete. In complete (true) cryptophthalmos, layer of skin covers the full eye and lashes/ eyebrows are absent. In abortive type (congenital symblepharon), only the upper eyelid remains adherent to the upper part of the cornea.
Shoaib, Khawaja, Dr.med., CMH Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan
Congenital Syndromes -> Malformation of the Optic Cup
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