Novel surgical technique for the management of partial cryptophthalmos

Abstract

We report a case of a 2-month-old baby with bilateral nonsyndromic partial cryptophthalmos presenting with upper eyelid incomplete development and fusion to the cornea with resultant inability to close the eyes. He was managed successfully with bilateral upper lid reconstruction with composite graft using maternal skin and oral mucous membrane, amniotic membrane, and donor scleral graft. After this one stage surgery, lids were well-formed, and the patient was able to close both eyes, thus achieving good anatomical, functional, and cosmetic outcome.

Keywords

• Fixed corneal compensation
• glaucoma
• retinal nerve fiber layer
• scanning laser polarimetry
• Exotropia
• recurrence
• surgery
• Choroid
• choroidal thickness
• enhanced depth imaging
• Cataract
• contrast sensitivity function
• filter
• orange
• visual acuity
• yellow
• High-risk factor
• p53
• retinoblastoma
• Central corneal thickness
• diurnal variation
• glaucoma
• intra-ocular pressure
• pseudoexfoliation syndrome
• Factors affecting visual outcome in traumatic cataracts
• primary posterior capsulotomy
• traumatic cataract
• visual outcome
• Calibration error
• calibration
• goldmann applanation tonometer
• Anterior migration
• Ozurdex
• posterior chamber
• Manuscript preparation
• publication
• scientific writing
• Cataract
• corneal astigmatism
• keratometer
• Nigeria
• toric intraocular lens
• Congenital symblepharon
• lid reconstruction
• partial cryptophthalmos