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Tarsorrhaphy and Eyelid Traction Sutures

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Tarsorrhaphy is the surgical fusion of the upper and lower eyelid margins. It may be permanent or temporary. It is most commonly performed to protect the cornea from a number of corneal and eyelid disorders.

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  1. Aesthetic Eyelid Plastic Surgery, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Steven Fagien

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  1. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Mark R. Levine

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Richard C. Allen

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Permanent tarsorrhaphy. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/2/Lateral-tarsorrhaphy.htm (MP4 120139 kb)

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Temporary tarsorrhaphy. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/2/Temporary-bolster-tarsorrhaphy.htm (MP4 74340 kb)

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Fagien, S. (2018). Tarsorrhaphy and Eyelid Traction Sutures. In: Levine, M., Allen, R. (eds) Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74512-1_29

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