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Keratolimbal allograft may be used for ocular surface reconstruction in symblephara treatment
Symblepharon is adhesion of the eyelid palpebral conjunctiva to the bulbar conjunctiva. It may be partial or complete, affecting one or both eyelids, and can cause significant morbidity in affected individuals. Such an adhesion of subepithelial scarring can compromise not only the fornix, but also obliterate the fornix and potentially result in ankyloblepharon, especially if the inflammation is not effectively controlled in a timely fashion. Significant alteration or obliteration of the normally occurring fornix can compromise or eliminate the all-important tear reservoir, as pointed out by Tseng, and secondarily have (Read more...)