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Tarsorrhaphy lid clamp.
Tarsorrhaphy is finding increasing indications because of the resultant improvement in comeal metabolic activity and also the protective cover given to the cornea. Different techniques' have been described for performing the tarsorrhaphy, but the basic principle remains the same. It is to produce adhesions between the 2 lid margins by creating a raw intermarginal strip on the 2 lids. Tarsorrhap...
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What is tarsorrhaphy? Tarsorrhaphy is the joining of part or all of the upper and lower eyelids so as to partially or completely close the eye. Temporary tarsorrhaphies are used to help the cornea heal or to protect the cornea during a short period of exposure or disease. Permanent tarsorraphies are used to permanently protect the cornea from a long-term risk of damage. A permanent tarsorrhaphy...
متن کاملTarsorrhaphy and lacrimal occlusion
Corneal hydration and protection can be achieved through increased lubrication or decreased evaporation. Hence, an important therapeutic strategy to corneal desiccation involves occlusion of the lacrimal drainage system in order to decrease tear outflow and provide additional ocular surface hydration. Three general approaches can be used: temporary, reversible, or permanent occlusion of the lac...
متن کاملThe drawstring temporary tarsorrhaphy technique.
Tarsorrhaphy is used for the treatment of severe ocular surface disorders and cases of ocular exposure. Temporary tarsorrhaphy has been shown to aid in the healing of corneal epithelial defects. A variety of temporary techniques have been suggested that allow closure for epithelial healing but also allow access to the eye. The drawstring temporary tarsorrhaphy uses rubber bolsters and 6-0 prole...
متن کاملPterygium surgery with mitomycin and tarsorrhaphy.
PURPOSE To determine if a pterygium surgical procedure consisting of minimal conjunctival removal, excision of the hypertrophic subconjunctival fibrovascular tissue, application of mitomycin 0.25 mg/mL for 1 minute combined with temporary nasal tarsorrhaphy, and use of postoperative dexamethasone/antibiotic drops achieves the following: safely simplifies pterygium removal, controls the early si...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.67.1.61