"Cyclopes are rare congenital abnormalities; a severe form of holoprosencephaly resulting in children being born with just one eye. It results from failure of the cerebral hemisphere to separate during fetal development. The incidence is 1 in 13,000 live births but present in 1 in 2500 pregnancies that end up as miscarriage. It is incompatible with life."
The complication isn't just the presence of one central eye instead of two eyes in symmetry, but the malformation of the nose and breathing apparatus and of the brain.
Response last updated by Terry on Aug 22 2016.
Nov 26 2009, 11:18 PM
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