Symblepharon

Symblepharon
Symblepharon in lower conjunciva caused by chemical eye burn
Differential diagnosis	trachoma

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. Congenital symblepharon may be seen with cryptophthalmos.^[2] Its treatment is symblepharectomy.

See also

• Ankyloblepharon

References

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.

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.