Coloboma Accompanying Microphthalmos With Orbital Cyst in a Mother and Child
Articles > Article · 2023
Authors: Mukaddes Damla Ciftci, Elif DEMİRKILINÇ, Melis PALAMAR ONAY
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, International, WoS, 2023, vol 39, pp e136-e139
DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000002386
Summary
Microphtalmos with orbital cyst is a rare congenital abnormality of the eye and orbit that is caused by incomplete closure of the embryonic fissure. The cysts project through in a coloboma of the affected eye. It may be sporadic or genetic. Herein, the authors present a 32-year-old mother with unilateral and her 4-month-old daughter with bilateral microphtalmos and accompanying orbital cyst.