Symblepharon

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A symblepharon is a partial or complete adhesion of the palpebral conjunctiva of the eyelid to the bulbar conjunctiva of the eyeball. It results either from disease (conjunctival sequelae of trachoma) or trauma. Cicatricial pemphigoid{{cite journal |doi=10.1097/00004397-199803840-00009 |last1=Holsclaw |first1=DS |title=Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and its treatment is surgery by conjunctival rotate graft and or amniotic membran transplant (AMT)|journal=International Ophthalmology Clinics |volume=38 |issue=4 |pages=89–106 |year=1998 |pmid=10200078|s2cid=22753661 }} and, in severe cases, rosacea may cause symblepharon. Congenital symblepharon may be seen with cryptophthalmos.{{cite web |title=Symblepharon - EyeWiki |url=https://eyewiki.org/Symblepharon |website=eyewiki.org |language=en}} Its treatment is symblepharectomy.