Symblepharon
A symblepharon is a partial or complete adhesion of the palpebral conjunctiva of the eyelid to the bulbar conjunctiva of the eyeball. It results either from disease (conjunctival sequelae of Trachoma) or trauma. Cicatricial pemphigoid[1] and, in severe cases, rosacea may cause symblepharon. It is rarely congenital.
References
- ↑ Holsclaw, DS (1998). "Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid". International ophthalmology clinics 38 (4): 89–106. doi:10.1097/00004397-199803840-00009. PMID 10200078.
Further reading
- Brazier, DJ; Hardman-Lea, SJ; Collin, JR (1986). "Cryptophthalmos: surgical treatment of the congenital symblepharon variant". The British journal of ophthalmology 70 (5): 391–5. doi:10.1136/bjo.70.5.391. PMC 1041021. PMID 3008809.
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