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 reports from the Saudi Arabian news website slaati.com, doctors think the deformity could be the result of a combination of medicines taken by the mother or from exposure to radiation.

He was born at a private hospital in the north-eastern town of El Senbellawein, in Egypt.

Dr Ahmed Badruddin, who is supervising the baby’s condition at the hospital, said the infant was born with other deformities on his body and is only expected to survive a few days.

A heartbreaking picture of the child has been released by the family, who are receiving counselling.

The 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.

The condition has been named cyclopia after the mythical race of lawless giant shepherds who lived in Sicily which had a single large round eye in the centre of their forehead.