[Cryptophthalmos solum corneae].
The authors report on an 11-month-old child in whom subcutaneous fatty tissue covered with normal skin was found instead of a cornea. Since the lid and conjunctiva were intact this developmental anomaly may be designated cryptophthalmos solum corneae.
Alberth
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Universitäts-Augenklinik Debrecen, Ungarn.
el Zein
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G
D003315:Cornea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
Kryptophthalmus solum corneae.