Eyelid Coloboma

Eyelid coloboma
SYMPTOMS Often asymptomatic | Possible irritation
SIGNS Missing eyelid tissue | Keratopathy
WORK-UP Thorough history. Slit lamp examination
TREATMENT Observation | Topical lubrication | Eyelid reconstruction
FOLLOW-UP PRN based on symptoms
ADDITIONAL LAB | TESTS None
ETIOLOGY Incomplete closure of optic (embryonic) fissure
DIFFERENTIAL DX Trauma | Surgery | Entropion
NOTES Coloboma refers to missing tissue and can affect other eye structures (iris, lens, retina, optic nerve, etc.)