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(Redirected from Tarsorraphy) Surgical procedure to narrow the eyelid opening Medical intervention

Tarsorrhaphy
Specialty	Ophthalmology
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Tarsorrhaphy is a surgical procedure in which the eyelids are partially sewn together to narrow the eyelid opening. It may be done to protect the cornea in cases of corneal exposure, as a treatment for Graves' ophthalmopathy, Möbius syndrome or after corneal graft surgery. The procedure is performed on the corner of the eyelid opening.

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"Tarsorrhaphy". Encyclopedia of Surgery. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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Surgery Encyclopedia: Tarsorrhaphy

Tests and procedures involving the eyes

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Eyelids	Blepharoplasty East Asian blepharoplasty Epicanthoplasty Eyelid revision Hughes procedure Tarsorrhaphy
Lacrimal system	Dacryocystorhinostomy Punctoplasty

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Refractive surgery	Alpins method Automated lamellar keratoplasty Conductive keratoplasty Corneal inlay Epikeratophakia Epi-LASIK Intrastromal corneal ring segment Keratomileusis Laser blended vision Laser eye surgery Laser thermal keratoplasty LASIK Contoura Vision Limbal relaxing incisions Phakic intraocular lens implantation Photorefractive keratectomy Radial keratotomy SMILE
Cataract surgery	Capsulorhexis Capsulotomy Glued intraocular lens Hydrodelineation Hydrodissection Intraocular lens scaffold Manual small incision cataract surgery Phacoemulsification Prechop
Retinal surgery	Ignipuncture Laser photocoagulation Scleral buckle
Glaucoma surgery	Cyclodestruction Excimer laser trabeculostomy Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery Trabeculectomy Trabeculoplasty
Transplantation	Whole eye transplantation Corneal transplantation Corneal button Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty Pre-Descemet's endothelial keratoplasty
Other	Anterior chamber paracentesis Boston keratoprosthesis Corneal collagen cross-linking Enucleation Conformer Evisceration Gundersen flap Intravitreal injection Iridectomy Peritomy Photodisruption Phototherapeutic keratectomy Pterygium Sclerotomy Vitrectomy

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