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| OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 7 |
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Congenital keratopellis
R Balamurugan1, Parul Chawla Gupta1, Sameer Sethi2, Savleen Kaur1, Jagat Ram1
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Anesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
| Date of Web Publication | 31-Dec-2020 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jagat Ram
Advanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1822_20
How to cite this article:
Balamurugan R, Gupta PC, Sethi S, Kaur S, Ram J. Congenital keratopellis. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2021;1:7 |
A 4-month-old boy presented to the clinic with bilateral cleft lip and palate. On examination, there was a right lower lid coloboma with the skin on the right side of the upper cheek attached to the right cornea in the form of a band [Figure 1]. Congenital Keratopellis (a novel term coined from Greek: Kerato = cornea; Latin: pellis = skin) is a rare congenital condition wherein the skin is attached to the cornea. Midline facial anomalies such as cleft lip and palate are the second most common congenital anomalies after congenital talipes equinovarus. It may involve other facial structures like eyes, nose, ears, teeth, cheek, brain, etc. They are reported to be associated with the non-syndromic as well as syndromic conditions such as Treacher Collins, Goldenhar, ocular hypertelorism, etc. Embryologically eye is formed from an extension of the neuroectoderm, surrounding mesenchyme and surface ectoderm, and hence any insult occurring in surrounding structures is also invariably associated with ocular malformations. Among the ocular abnormalities (i.e., 8.3%), cleft lip and palate were found to be associated with eyelid coloboma, ectropion, and symblepharon.[1],[2] There are many environmental factors as well as teratogens that are known to affect the normal embryogenesis, which results in the congenital anomalies.[3] In our case, surgical separation of the skin and cornea was done, and subsequently, surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate correction was planned. | Figure 1: Right lower eyelid coloboma with the skin of the cheek attached to the lower half of the cornea
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| 2. | Anchlia S, Rao KS, Bonanthaya K, Anupama B, Nayak IV. Ophthalmic considerations in cleft lip and palate patients. J Maxillofac Oral Surg 2011;10:14-9. |
| 3. | Poswillo D. The aetiology and surgery of cleft palate with micrognathia. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1968;43:61-88. |
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