[Faline]

Holoprosencephaly (HPE, once known as arhinencephaly) is a cephalic disorder in which the prosencephalon (the forebrain of the embryo) fails to develop into two hemispheres. Normally, the forebrain is formed and the face begins to develop in the fifth and sixth weeks of human pregnancy. The condition also occurs in other species.
The condition can be mild or severe. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), "in most cases of holoprosencephaly, the malformations are so severe that babies die before birth.
When the embryo's forebrain does not divide to form bilateral cerebral hemispheres (the left and right halves of the brain), it causes defects in the development of the face and in brain structure and function.
In less severe cases, babies are born with normal or near-normal brain development and facial deformities that may affect the eyes, nose, and upper lip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holoprosencephaly

[Sharon]

That's devastating

[Rusty666]

[DiamondSmiles]

They look scary! And the damage they can do is incredible!

[LadyCPlum]

This is the disease the "Cyclops" babies have......

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by LadyCPlum ↗

This is the disease the "Cyclops" babies have......

I think a lot of horror movies are based on human deformities. "Cyclops," is one.

[LadyCPlum]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

I think a lot of horror movies are based on human deformities. "Cyclops," is one.

Quite possibly where the mythological Cyclops came from as well, a lot of myths and legends of horribly deformed monsters probably came from times before medicine put a name to something.