EYELID COLOBOMA

Course overview

EYELID COLOBOMA IS A RARE CONGENITAL CONDITION WHERE THERE IS AN ABSENCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF EYELID TISSUE. EYELID COLOBOMA, IN ADDITION TO BEING A COSMETIC DISFIGUREMENT, AFFECTS THE CORNEA AND VISION AND, IF ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER SYSTEMIC ABNORMALITIES, CAN CAUSE SEVERE MORBIDITY. USUALLY, THE UPPER EYELID IS COMMONLY AFFECTED, AND THE MOST COMMON SITE IS THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE MEDIAL AND MIDDLE THIRD OF THE UPPER EYELID. 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.