Congenital eyelid colobomas in 51 patients.
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.
Grover
Ashok Kumar
AK
Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Chaudhuri
Zia
Z
Malik
Sarmi
S
Bageja
Shaloo
S
Menon
Vikas
V
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