Complications
1. Damage to lacrimal drainage system
2. Eyelid notching
3. Damage to levator muscle
Management
1. Globe may be perforated
2. Cleansing wound only if sure that globe is intact
3. Refer to Ophthalmology
  1. Exception: Small superficial, non-marginal wounds

Laceration of eyelid (disorder) (C0339094)
Concepts	Injury or Poisoning (T037)
SnomedCT	157353007, 231816006
Spanish	Laceration of eyelid, Laceración de párpado, laceración del párpado, laceración palpebral (trastorno), laceración palpebral
English	laceration of eyelid (diagnosis), laceration of eyelid, Laceration of eyelid (disorder), laceration of eyelid (physical finding), of eyelid laceration, eyelid laceration, Laceration of eyelid, eyelid; laceration, laceration; eyelid
Portuguese	Laceração da pálpebra
Italian	Lacerazione della palpebra
German	Hauteinriss am Augenlid
French	Lacération de la paupière
Dutch	inscheuring van ooglid, laceratie; ooglid, ooglid; laceratie
Czech	Lacerace očního víčka
Japanese	ｶﾞﾝｹﾝﾚｯｼｮｳ, 眼瞼裂傷
Hungarian	Szemhéj szakított sebe
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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