Severe bilateral ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum

Omar Solyman; Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny; Hisham A Hashem

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.04.002

Severe bilateral ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum

J AAPOS. 2020 Aug;24(4):251-252. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Authors

Omar Solyman¹, Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny², Hisham A Hashem³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: Abdelrahman.Elhusseiny@childrens.harvard.edu.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Cairo University, Egypt.

PMID: 32621985
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.04.002

Abstract

We present a case of bilateral ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum in 1-day-old girl and describe our surgical approach. The bands connecting the upper and lower eyelids of both eyes were severed using blunt scissors. Point bleeding at the cut bands stopped in 1-2 minutes, without the need for cauterization or compression. The patient was able to open her eyes shortly after the procedure, as she woke up from anesthesia. Examination under general anesthesia showed normal eye examination appropriate for age. Postoperatively, the patient maintained open palpebral fissures. Visual development over 3 years' follow-up was normal.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cleft Lip*
Cleft Palate*
Eye Abnormalities* / diagnosis
Eye Abnormalities* / surgery
Eyelids / surgery
Female
Humans

Supplementary concepts

Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum