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Congenital Horizontal Tarsal Kink With Microphthalmos Corrected by Intermarginal Suture Tarsorrhaphy

Neelam Pushker, MD; Rachna Meel, MS; Sameer Kaushal, MD; Mandeep S. Bajaj, MD; Mridula Mehta, MS, DNB and Pawan Lohia, MD

ABSTRACT

Congenital horizontal tarsal kink is extremely rare. Only one case of associated microphthalmos has been reported. Various surgical techniques have been described with successful results. Few reported cases have been managed with intermarginal suture tarsorrhaphy. The current case is probably the third patient with severe tarsal kink to be managed with this simple technique. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010;47:51-53.]

AUTHORS

From the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Originally submitted August 18, 2007. Accepted for publication April 8, 2008. Posted online May 20, 2009.

The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.

Address correspondence to Rachna Meel, MS, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi–110 029, India.

doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100106-12