Unilateral ocular duplication
Synonyms: Triophthalmia | Triopia | Unilateral diplophthalmia | Unilateral diplophthalmos
A rare developmental defect during embryogenesis characterized by unilateral duplication of an eye which may appear as a synophthalmic eye in a single orbit or as two separate unilateral eyes each in a separate orbit. The malformation is always associated with other anomalies of the central nervous system (such as porencephaly meningocele or arachnoidal cysts) and with craniofacial abnormalities. A proboscis is often found. Clinically moderate mental retardation and epilepsy are typical.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http: //www.orphadata.org. Data version October 2023.
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