Congenital Symblepharon Associated with No. 3 Craniofacial Cleft.
- Author:
Jun Woong MOON
1
;
Jeong Min HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hjm@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Craniofacial cleft;
Eyelid coloboma;
Symblepharon
- MeSH:
Amblyopia;
Child, Preschool;
Cleft Lip;
Coloboma;
Eyelids;
Female;
Humans;
Ophthalmology;
Plastics;
Strabismus;
Uvula
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2006;47(1):171-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of congenital symblepharon associated with No. 3 craniofacial cleft. METHODS: A 40-month old girl with left eyelid lesion underwent an ophthalmologic examination at the department of ophthalmology and a face examination at the department of plastic and reconstructive surgery. RESULTS: Congenital symblepharon associated with No. 3 craniofacial cleft including bifid uvula, partial cleft lip, and coloboma of the lower medial eyelid was found. She did not have amblyopia or strabismus. A MEDLINE search of the literature revealed only one reported case of symblepharon associated with a craniofacial cleft.
