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symblepharon /sym·bleph·a·ron/ (sim-blef´ah-ron) adhesion of the eyelid(s) to the eyeball.

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The adhesion of one or both eyelids to the eyeball.

symblepharon,

adhesion of the eyelid to the cornea. Also called corneoblepharon.

symblepharon [sim-blef´ah-ron]

adhesion of an eyelid(s) to the eyeball.

symblepharon

adhesion of an eyelid(s) to the eyeball.

symblepharon

Adhesion, partial or complete, of the palpebral conjunctiva of the eyelid to the bulbar conjunctiva of the eyeball. It results from disease (e.g. erythema multiforme) or trauma, but is rarely congenital. See Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

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