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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 or trauma. Cicatricial pemphigoid and, in severe cases, rosacea may cause symblepharon. Congenital symblepharon may be seen with cryptophthalmos. Its treatment is symblepharectomy.

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Symblepharon
Symblepharon in lower conjunciva caused by chemical eye burn
Differential diagnosistrachoma

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 pemphigoid1 and, in severe cases, rosacea may cause symblepharon. Congenital symblepharon may be seen with cryptophthalmos.2 Its treatment is symblepharectomy.

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  1. Holsclaw, DS (1998). "Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and its treatment is surgery by conjunctival rotate graft and or amniotic membran transplant (AMT)". International Ophthalmology Clinics. 38 (4): 89–106. doi:10.1097/00004397-199803840-00009. PMID 10200078. S2CID 22753661.
  2. "Symblepharon - EyeWiki". eyewiki.org.
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