A modification of the Mustardé technique for the surgical repair of a large feline eyelid coloboma.
A one-year-old male domestic short haired cat was referred because of an area of keratitis that had developed adjacent to a particularly large unilateral eyelid coloboma. The defect was repaired using an undescribed three-stage surgical technique, which is essentially a combination of existing techniques and consists of using the lower lid to re-construct the upper lid and replacing the resultant lower lid defect with a full thickness graft from the upper lip. This technique is described and the results illustrated by photographs. A good functional and cosmetic result was achieved.
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Beaumont Veterinary Hospital, 111 Botley Rd, Oxford, OX2 OLF, UK. dougesson@eyevet.freeserve.co.uk
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003103:Coloboma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary