Abstract
To describe a technique to repair feline eyelid agenesis using a hyaluronic acid (HA) subdermal filler injection to allow for acute soft tissue expansion, followed by a free labial mucocutaneous graft. Thirty-nine colobomatous eyelids in 24 feline patients with secondary keratitis were recruited to the study group. Keratitis and trichiasis were markedly resolved in 27/39 (69.2%) eyelids after a single procedure. Post-operative HA subdermal filler injections were required to resolve 5/39 (12.8%) eyelids that had mild post-operative trichiasis, and 1/39 (2.5%) eyelids that had post-operative lateral canthal collapse. Complications occurred in 6/39 (15.4%) cases, consisting of distal graft necrosis (n=2 eyes), suture rubbing the cornea (n=2 eyes), moderate trichiasis (n=1 eye) and graft adherence to the episclera (n=1 eye). The technique was successful in enhancing corneal protection, cosmesis and eyelid function and should be considered as a surgical option for any degree of eyelid agenesis in feline patients.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
