An open-access journal
ISNN: 0041-4131 - IeSSN : 2724-7031
'La Tunisie Médicale' is a monthly general medical journal, founded in 1903, which aims to promote health research in Tunisia, the Maghreb, and Africa.
Published by the Tunisian Society of Medical Sciences with the support of the Health and Higher Education and Scientific Research ministries.
'La Tunisie Médicale' is on Scopus, PubMed, PubMed Central, Crossref, Google Scholar, ICMJE.
Address: Tunisian Society of Medical Sciences, Salah Mehdi Street, El Manar 1, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia. Tel: +216 71 883 775 / e-mail: contact@stsm.latunisiemedicale.com
The ankyloblepharon filiform adnatum (AFA) is a rare congenital palpebral abnormality characterized by a partial non disjunction of the gray lines of upper and lower eyelids. We report two cases of newborns presenting with ankyloblepharon and highlight its potentially amblyogenic impact and the possible ocular and systemic associations.