Performing a tarsorrhaphy
Tarsorrhaphy is the joining of part or all of the upper and lower eyelids so as to partially or completely close the eye. Temporary tarsorrhaphies are used to help the cornea heal or to protect the cornea during a short period of exposure or disease. Permanent tarsorraphies are used to permanently p...
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doaj-a022e8e2b2194a85af678ea1d248796f2020-11-25T01:28:36ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882015-06-0128891011Performing a tarsorrhaphySaul Rajak 0Juliette Rajak1Dinesh Selva 2Oculoplastic Fellow: South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia. Honorary lecturer: International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.Illustrator: Brighton, UK.Professor of Ophthalmology: South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.Tarsorrhaphy is the joining of part or all of the upper and lower eyelids so as to partially or completely close the eye. Temporary tarsorrhaphies are used to help the cornea heal or to protect the cornea during a short period of exposure or disease. Permanent tarsorraphies are used to permanently protect the cornea from a long-term risk of damage. A permanent tarsorrhaphy usually only closes the lateral (outer) eyelids, so that the patient can still see through the central opening and the eye can still be examined.http://www.cehjournal.org/article/performing-a-tarsorrhaphy/Diagnosis and treatmentSurgery |
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Tarsorrhaphy is the joining of part or all of the upper and lower eyelids so as to partially or completely close the eye. Temporary tarsorrhaphies are used to help the cornea heal or to protect the cornea during a short period of exposure or disease. Permanent tarsorraphies are used to permanently protect the cornea from a long-term risk of damage. A permanent tarsorrhaphy usually only closes the lateral (outer) eyelids, so that the patient can still see through the central opening and the eye can still be examined. |
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