A conjunctival pulling-back technique for treatment of serious symblepharon / 中华整形外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate a new technique for treatment of the symblepharon caused by physical and chemical burn.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-eight patients with 40 eyes were undergoing the treatment. It was carried out to reconstruct the conjunctival fornix by pulling the remained conjunctive backward from the corneal limbus in serious stages.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Thirty-eight patients (40 eyes) were treated with this technique, with the successful results of 13 patients (13 eyes) in 2 times, 19 patients (21 eyes) in 3 and 6 patients (6 eyes) in 1. Only one case was failure.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The above mentioned technique could be a safe and effective way for treatment of symblepharen.</p>