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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Ankyloblepharon

Ankyloblepharon

Category(ies): Pediatrics
ContributorJesse Vislisel, MD

Ankyloblepharon is the fusion of part or all of the eyelid margins. It may be congenital, as seen in this photograph, or acquired in the setting of severe cicatrizing diseases.