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Cryptophthalmos

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Cryptophthalmos is a condition of total absence of eyelids and the skin of forehead is continuous with that of cheek, in which the eyeball is completely concealed by the skin, which is stretched over the orbital cavity. [ PMID:19125427 HPO:probinson ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0311249
  • SNOMEDCT_US:400951005
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hposlim_core

comment

Failure of eyelid formation. Crypopthalmos is typically associated with a rudimentary or small globe. Frequently, a tuft of hair accompanies the aberrant skin.

definition

Cryptophthalmos is a condition of total absence of eyelids and the skin of forehead is continuous with that of cheek, in which the eyeball is completely concealed by the skin, which is stretched over the orbital cavity.

has alternative id

HP:0008032

id

HP:0001126

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