Tarsorrhaphy
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Tarsorrhaphy is a surgical procedure in which the eyelid
s are partially sewn together to narrow the opening (i.e. palpebral fissure
).
It may be done to protect the cornea in cases of corneal exposure or after corneal graft surgery.
Eyelid
An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. With the exception of the prepuce and the labia minora, it has the thinnest skin of the whole body. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle retracts the eyelid to "open" the eye. This can be either voluntarily or involuntarily...
s are partially sewn together to narrow the opening (i.e. palpebral fissure
Palpebral fissure
Palpebral fissure is the anatomic name for the separation between the upper and lower eyelids. In adults, this measures about 10mm vertically and 30mm horizontally.It can be reduced in horizontal size by fetal alcohol syndrome and in Williams Syndrome...
).
It may be done to protect the cornea in cases of corneal exposure or after corneal graft surgery.