title: Congenital eyelid colobomas in 51 patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the clinical observations in the management of congenital eyelid coloboma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-one cases of congenital eyelid colobomas including the functional and cosmetic rehabilitation of patients who were treated over a period of 18 years with an average follow-up of 4.7 years were retrospectively reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-eight patients had an upper eyelid coloboma and 13 patients had a lower eyelid coloboma. Systemic associations included Goldenhar syndrome and Treacher-Collins-Franceschetti syndrome. Twenty-two patients with upper eyelid colobomas underwent surgery by direct apposition, eyelid sharing procedures, or a lateral rotation flap. Lower eyelid colobomas were repaired in 4 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gratifying cosmetic and functional results could be achieved in all 26 patients who underwent surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Zia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.forename: Sarmi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Shaloo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bageja
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003103:Coloboma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult