<prompt> The term ankyloblepharon means: September 2009Smaller appearing palpebral fissureIncomplete closure of palpebral apeure when eyes are shutAdhesions of the margins of the two lidsEversion of the lid margin  <response>: Ans. C: Adhesions of the margins of the two lids Paial or complete adhesion of the edge of one eyelid to that of the other is known as ankyloblepharon. It may occasionally result from a cicatrizing lesion of the eyelid margins or following tarsorrhaphy. It may also be congenital in which case the eyelids are joined together by bands of tissue and this condition is called ankyblepharon filiform adnatum. 