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Symblepharon Following Seizure:Clinical Case Scenario and Review of Literature


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1 Vitreous and Retinal Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India
2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria
3 Department of Pediatrics, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria
 

A 5-year old girl had generalized convulsion that lasted 5 minutes following a febrile illness. Two weeks after, she presented with symblepharon involving the medial part of lower lid, bulbar conjunctiva and caruncle. Patient had a successful surgical synechiolysis and fornix maintained with regular rodding. It was concluded that symblepharon and other avoidable complications can follow a poorly managed seizure spell.

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Ocular Complications, Seizure, Symblepharon.
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Authors

Emmanuel Olu Megbelayin
Vitreous and Retinal Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India
Sylvia Iquo-Abasi Akpan
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria
Fadekemi Folasade Megbelayin
Department of Pediatrics, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria

Abstract


A 5-year old girl had generalized convulsion that lasted 5 minutes following a febrile illness. Two weeks after, she presented with symblepharon involving the medial part of lower lid, bulbar conjunctiva and caruncle. Patient had a successful surgical synechiolysis and fornix maintained with regular rodding. It was concluded that symblepharon and other avoidable complications can follow a poorly managed seizure spell.

Keywords


Ocular Complications, Seizure, Symblepharon.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jhsr%2F2017%2F15691