(Median Cleft Face Syndrome)

General: Congenital disorder without genetic background; condition may present a variety of facial malformations, depending on the stage of embryonic development at which interference occurs.
Ocular: Hypertelorism; anophthalmia or microphthalmia; significant refractive errors; strabismus; nystagmus; eyelid ptosis; optic nerve hypoplasia; optic nerve colobomas; cataract; corneal dermoid; inflammatory retinopathy.
Clinical: Broad nasal root may be associated with median nasal groove and cleft of nose and/or upper lip; cleft of ala nasi (unilateral or bilateral); V-shaped hair prolongation into forehead.

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