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Review
. 2018 Oct;72(4):300-302.
doi: 10.5455/medarh.2018.72.300-302.

Congenital Bilateral Anophthalmia: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Meliha Halilbasic  1 , Vahid Jusufovic  1 , Zlatko Musanovic  1 , Arnes Cabric  2
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Congenital Bilateral Anophthalmia: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Meliha Halilbasic et al. Med Arch. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: Anophthalmia is congenital absence of the eyes; it may be unilateral or bilateral. Though rare, it occurs worldwide. It usually occurs in association with other systemic malformations.

Case report: Therefore, the case of a female child delivered in University Clinic Center Tuzla is presented here with bilateral anophthalmia. The diagnosis was confirmed with an ocular computer tomography (CT) scan that showed under development of both globes within the orbit with a conclusion of bilateral anophthalmia. No other anomalies were found.

Conclusion: This is unique case in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as according to the literature this is the first case of anophthalmia presented in this region. Currently two years ago she is followed both in ophthalmic and pediatric clinic at University Clinical Center in Tuzla.

Keywords: Anophthalmia; antenatal care; blind child; reconstructive surgery.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Brain CT examination at our patient with anophthalmia
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Patient with anophthalmia before surgical treatment
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Patient after prosthetic surgical treatment at Private hospital in Belgrade, Serbia
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