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A member asked:
What is the benefit of having a permanent tarsorrhaphy? if the eyelid is sewn shut permanently are you not basically blind anyway? why would anyone have this unless my definition of permanent isn't the same in this issue? or is it never permanent?
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Permanent tarsorraphies are used to permanently protect the cornea from a long-term risk of damage. A permanent tarsorrhaphy usually only closes the lateral (outer) eyelids, so that the patient can still see through the central opening and the eye can still be examined.
Answered 6/4/2022
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