title: Congenital medial canthal tendon malposition.
abstract: This report describes the characteristics and treatment of a syndrome in which the predominant ophthalmic defect is a congenital malposition of the medial canthal tendon. The syndrome is illustrated by 3 patients, each of whom had associated nasal deformities on the ipsilateral side. These congenital anomalies most likely resulted from an arrest in development during the second month of embryonic life. A combined effort by the ophthalmic plastic surgeon, the general plastic surgeon, and the otolaryngologist has been found useful in the management of these patients.
mesh_terms: D003103:Coloboma / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013577:Syndrome; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery