Strange: Baby Girl Born With Skin Covering Eyes

                                
Have you ever heard of a condition called  Cryptophthalmia?
It is a rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball with absence of eyelids.
Ten-month-old Liaoliao was born with this rare condition.  After an operation on her right eye, Liaoliao's family hopes she will soon be able to see the world for the first time.



When Liaoliao was born this February, her family faced the shocking news that her eyes were covered with skin, and she had no eyelashes or eyebrows. the family was however  apprehensive about sharing the news of Liaoliao's condition with their neighbors in their village in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, for fear of being ostracized informally.
However, her family soon realized that Liaoliao could interpret light. She would always face the sun when taken outside and rubbed her eye sockets when the indoor lights were turned on.
With a glimmer of hope, Liaoliao's family turned to the Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University, which had experience with cases of this kind dating back to 2007.
After an operation on November 23, Liu Zuguo, director of the Xiamen Eye Center said that at present, Liaoliao's muscles are unable to support her eyelids while certain components within her eye have not formed fully. Therefore, the next operation will focus upon improving Liaoliao's visual recovery.
Just over a hundred people worldwide are born with the condition where skin covers their eyeballs and the success rate for treatment is extremely low.
Cryptophthalmia is associated with  other multiple malformations collectively referred to as  Fraser Syndrome.