Tarsorrhaphy

Surgery in which the upper and lower eyelids are partially or completely sewn together. Tarsorrhaphy may be used as part of the treatment of corneal ulcer, or to protect the corneas of people who cannot close their eyes or those with exophthalmos. The eyelids are later cut apart and allowed to open.

 

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