Symblepharon

A condition in which the eyelid sticks to the eyeball.


A condition in which the eyelid adheres to the eyeball. It is usually the result of acid or alkali bums to the conjunctiva lining the eyelid and eyeball.


An of the lid and the eyeball, typically caused by burns with acids or bases, surgical trauma, or inadequately treated infections; also caused by Stevens-Johnson syndrome, pemphigoid, and trachoma. The adhesions are surgically lysed to permit free movement and use of the affected eye.


A sticking of the eyelids to the eyeball.


 


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