EYELID COLOBOMA

Course overview

EYELID COLOBOMA IS A RARE CONDITION THAT AFFECTS CONGENITALLY. IT’S A VERY ANNOYING AND DISTURBING CONDITION FOR THE PARENTS ALSO. WHILE TREATING THE PATIENT, PARENTS ALSO SHOULD BE EDUCATED AND BROUGHT INTO CONFIDENCE. EYELID COLOBOMA IN ADDITION TO BEING A COSMETIC DISFIGUREMENT AFFECTS THE CORNEA, VISION AND IF ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER SYSTEMIC ABNORMALITIES CAN CAUSE SEVERE MORBIDITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF EYELID COLOBOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.