Congenital isolated bilateral upper lid coloboma

Abstract

A case of congenital isolated coloboma of both the upper lids from just lateral to the lacrimal punctum up to the medial half, with symblepharon in the region of lower eyelid, was studied in a 7-year-old female child. She did not have any other associated anomalies. The birth and family histories were normal. The puncta were normal in position and well apposed to the globe. The closure of the lid coloboma was done by release of symblepharon along with direct closure of the defect, for the right eye first, and one month later, for the left eye. Key-word: eyelid, colobomaShrestha JB et al Eyelid coloboma Nepal

Congenital Upper Eyelid Coloboma: Clinical and Surgical Management

“…In case of defects greater than 50% of the eyelid, functional and cosmetic results will be difficult to achieve. In these cases, several techniques could be used such as Tenzel's semicircular flap, Cutler-Beard technique, or Mustarde rotational flap [ 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 15 ].…”

Eyelids, Eyelashes, and Eyebrows

“…In other cases, additional ocular malformations are present. These ocular malformations include symblepharon, corneal opacities, iris and retinal colobomas, microphthalmos, and anophthalmos (Shrestha et al 2012;Hoyt and Taylor 2013).…”