Dr. ASHIT SHAH

, Dr. SHREYA SHAH, Dr.MEHUL SHAH, Dr.BHUMI CHANDARANA

Abstract

CONGENITAL UPPER LID COLOBOMA IS A RARE ANOMALY WITH UNKNOWN INCIDENCE. THE SIZE OF THE DEFECT VARIES IN DIFFERENT PATIENTS BUT IT ALWAYS INVOLVES ALL THE LAYERS OF THE EYELID.

WE ARE DESCRIBING THE CASE OF A 11 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT NAMED KAVITA RATHVA WHO PRESENTED TO US WITH UPPER LID COLOBOMA IN LEFT EYE,WITH A VISION OF NOPL. ON OCULAR EXAMINATION ,AN UPPER LID DEFECT AND SYMBLEPHARON WAS FOUND.

RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE WAS DONE UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA DURING WHICH LATERAL CANTHOLYSIS AND DISSECTION WAS DONE TO RELEASE THE SYMBLEPHARON, THE EDGES OF THE DEFECT WERE MADE RAW AND APPOSED USING CHROMIC CATGUT SUTURE.

THE PATIENT ACHIEVED GOOD COSMETIC OUTCOME POSTOPERATIVELY