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Modified temporary eyelid margin suture for correction of congenital horizontal tarsal kink: a novel surgical
Soner Demirel1, Cemal Firat, Penpe Gul Firat
1Department of Ophthalmology, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey. sonerdem2000@yahoo.com
Purpose:
Tarsal kink is a rare congenital eyelid anomaly that may lead to corneal opacity and amblyopia secondary to severe entropion. The authors aimed to describe a modified temporary lid margin suture method for tarsal kink correction.
Method:
In this novel surgical technique, a double-armed 6/0 prolene suture was passed through the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid margins to correct the tarsal kink under topical anesthesia.
Result:
The authors found that this procedure was very effective and successful for correction of tarsal kink with no incision of the tarsus or eyelid skin, providing a low risk of amblyopia.
Conclusion:
The modified temporal lid margin suture is a simple, practical, and effective procedure for tarsal kink correction.
