This baby was born with one eye in the
middle of his forehead at a private hospital in the north-eastern town
of El Senbellawein, in Egypt recently and doctors don't expect him to
survive more than a few days.
Doctors
believe he's suffering from cyclopia - an unusual medical
condition named after the one-eyed giants of Greek mythology - caused
by radiation exposure in the womb. Some doctors think it may have been medicines the mother took while pregnant
According to Slaati.com, the single eye,
and missing nose, is a result of the boy's eye sockets not forming
correctly in the womb. Most babies with this disorder do not survive as
they often have other severe defects, including seriously malformed
hearts.
This heartbreaking picture of the child was released by the family, who are receiving counselling.
Doctors say this disorder may occur as
often as four times in 1,000 births but most in most cases, the
pregnancy does not go full term. It is more commonly seen in animals.
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