A Case Series of Congenital Globe Abnormalities Seen at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
Abstract
Congenital globe anomalies are structural defects of the eyeball that occur during intrauterine life and are present at birth. The cause may be unknown, from genetic or environmental factors. Mal-development of the eyes can range from complete absence, deformed to incompletely developed eyeballs.1,2 The Paediatric Ophthalmology Unit of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital is a referral center for patients from within and outside Edo State. We present a series of seven cases of globe abnormalities at this facility seen in the last two years. Parents gave consent for photographs to be taken and the pictures were carefully cropped to conceal patients’ identities in keeping with the declaration of Helsinski.
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