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ankyloblepharon ankyloblepharon [ang″kĭ-lo-blef´ah-ron] adhesion of the eyelids to each other.an·ky·lo·bleph·a·ron (ang'ki-lō-blef'ă-ron) Adhesion between upper and lower eyelids; seen most commonly in ocular inflammatory disease or in injuries related to burns. [ankylo- + blepharon]ankyloblepharon Partial or complete adhesion of the edge of one eyelid to that of the other. It may occasionally result from a cicatrizing lesion of the eyelid margins or following tarsorrhaphy. It may also be congenital in which case the eyelids are joined together by bands of tissue and this condition is called ankyblepharon filiform adnatum. |