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#Cyclopia: One of the Rarest and Most Devastating Fetal Malformations 🧬
This isn’t science fiction.
This isn’t CGI.
This is a real congenital condition called cyclopia, identified through prenatal imaging and confirmed after delivery.
Cyclopia is an extremely rare and lethal developmental disorder resulting from holoprosencephaly, a failure of the embryonic brain to divide into two hemispheres. When this separation does not occur, the facial structures also fail to form normally. This can lead to a single midline eye area, fused orbits, and sometimes a proboscis — a small trunk-like structure located above where the nose would normally be.
Prenatal ultrasound may show:
•a single centrally located orbital cavity
•absence of normal nasal structures
•a protruding proboscis
•significant distortion of typical facial anatomy
Fetal MRI confirms the diagnosis by demonstrating the brain’s failure to separate into left and right hemispheres — the key feature of holoprosencephaly.
Babies with cyclopia are unfortunately not compatible with life. Most pass away before birth, and those born alive typically survive only minutes to hours.
Cyclopia may be associated with:
•chromosomal abnormalities (especially trisomy 13)
•maternal diabetes
•certain genetic mutations
•toxic exposures
•or it can occur entirely sporadically
This condition highlights how precise embryonic development must be — and how a single disruption in early brain formation can profoundly affect the entire structure of the face and skull.
Learning about conditions like this deepens our understanding of rare pathology and reminds us of the remarkable complexity of normal development. ♥️
#MEDHM #MedX @IhabFathiSulima

This is cyclopia and it’s part of a bigger spectrum of disorders called holoprosencephaly. Alobar holoprosencephaly explained. #neurosurgery
#neurosurgeon #holoprosencephaly #holoprosencephalyawareness #cyclopia #oneye #geneticmutation #doctorexplains #medtok
This is a rare defect where a child can be born with a conjoined eye and no midline features to the brain. 🧑⚕️ 🧠 #neurosurgery #neurosurgeon #holoprosencephaly #holoprosencephalyawareness #cyclopia #oneeye #geneticmutation #doctorexplains #medtok
An infant born with a single eye (cyclopia) is part of the holoprosencephaly spectrum. #holoprosencephaly #oneeye #cyclopia #infant #baby #pregnancy #neonatal
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もう世界観重視で編集もやってしまいました……
もうひとりは後日!
みんな是非参加して!!
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We have a gift for you @KimKardashian https://t.co/SpbCD0tnrM #NFTCommuntiy #BlockchainGaming #cyclopia™
#Cyclopia sometimes occurs in spiders. Unlike most other animals, they seem to suffer no ill effects from it.

New project, new field site, new colleagues. Exciting times! #fieldwork #HoneybushTea #pollination #Cyclopia #SouthAfrica

#Cyclopia #genistoides #var. #genistoides : This yellow scented flower is from the original Honey bush tea, Heuningtee which is #Near #Threatened. Today other species are also harvested commercially.

ಮಾನವ ಮುಖ ಹೋಲುವ ಮೇಕೆಯನ್ನು ದೇವರ ಅವತಾರವೆಂದು ಪೂಜಿಸುವ ಜನರು; ಆದರೆ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಆ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಿರುವ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಏನು ಗೊತ್ತಾ?
#Goat #Cyclopia #HumanFace
https://t.co/Bc0Knt2XrY
Last day of #teratologychallenge. Tsubaki has #cyclopia , her creator gave her one eye so "she'd only have eyes for him". Needless to say she ate him.

#Cyclopia (also cyclocephaly or synophthalmia) a rare congenital desease
Dr Paterne Safari #neurosurgeon from DRC having a speech on 2clinical cases report founded in the east part of #DRC
@ulricksidney @clairekarekezi @InciSioNGlobal @ADN_Nyalundja @Davidmasheka1

[1259] ~ Ibbetsonia genistoides ~ Spotted-flowered Ibbetsonia
#cyclopia #honeybush #kustee #SouthAfrica
#flower #Friday From Curtis's botanical magazine, or, Flower-#garden displayed
![bostonathenaeum's tweet photo. [1259] ~ Ibbetsonia genistoides ~ Spotted-flowered Ibbetsonia
#cyclopia #honeybush #kustee #SouthAfrica
#flower #Friday From Curtis's botanical magazine, or, Flower-#garden displayed https://t.co/IQJHB5wlem](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3bGNZbXkAAxvfV.jpg)
One-eyed cow worshipped as 'God' in West Bengal! Watch video
#oneyedcow #cyclopia #rarebirthdefect #congenitaldefect #birthdefect
https://t.co/JcPiDRYcy9
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