Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum in a New Born

Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum in a New Born

A 6 day old male baby born to second gravida mother presented with complains of rapid breathing for two days. On examination he was lethargic, heart rate was 154/minute, respiratory rate 64/minute, temperature was 36.40C. He had cleft lip and cleft palate and ophthalmic examination revealed a single central extensile thin fibrous adhesion between the eyelid margins at the grey line of the left ...

Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum.

B B A A grey line, located between the meibomian gland orifice line and the eyelash line. During normal prenatal development the eyelids remain fused until the fifth month of gestation; in some cases they may not separate completely until as late as the seventh month in utero. AFA may be associated with iridogoniodysgenesis, often complicated by juvenile glaucoma [2]. Systemic associations incl...

Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum

Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum.

Two cases of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum in siblings are presented. One sib had associated cleft lip and palate, the other had bilateral syndactyly of the second and third toes. Father, paternal grandmother, and great-grandmother all had bilateral syndactyly of the second and third toes. Cases of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum reported in the ophthalmic literature are reviewed as are c...

Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum in a Newborn

Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum (AFA) is a rare congenital anomaly consisting of a partial or complete fusion of the eyelid margins. It is usually an isolated and benign malformation but its presence should alert the neonatologist because it can be rarely associated to other important multisystemic disorders. We report a case of a newborn presenting with isolated AFA at birth, treated in the ...