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Ocular System

Symblepharon

Contents

Partial/complete adhesion of the palpebral conjunctiva of the eyelid to the bulbar conjunctiva of the eyeball.


Aetiology

  • Chemical burn
  • Thermal burn
  • Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)
  • Mucous membrane pemphigoid
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum
  • Graft-versus-host disease

Management

Symblepharectomy

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