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Ophthalmology and Allied Sciences

Volume  9, Issue 3, September - December 2023, Pages 59-61
 

Case Report

An Approach to a Case of Ankyloblepharon

Aparajita Chaudhary, Vijay Kumar Maurya, Kriti Bhatt

1Professor and Head, 2Junior Resident, 3Senior Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj 211001, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/oas.2454.7816.9323.4

Abstract

Ankyloblepharon is a rare congenital abnormality consisting of partial or complete adhesion of the upper and lower eyelids by single or multiple bands. Ankyloblepharon is potentially amblyogenic condition. It is generally isolated but can present with systemic diseases. Its presence should alert the need for a detailed systemic evaluation. We present a 1 month old baby who presented to our institute with bilateral adhesions of the upper and lower eyelids, and then patient is evaluated systemically and then surgery was planned. The adhesion was excised with the use of Radio-Frequency cauteryundershort sedation. The separation of the lidsbefore the development of visual milestones is potentially important to prevent the onset of stimulus deprivation amblyopia.


Keywords : Ankyloblepharon; Congenital abnormality; Eyelid bands; Amblyopia.
Corresponding Author : Vijay Kumar Maurya, Junior Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj 211001, Uttar Pradesh, India.