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Tarsorrhaphy has always been advised for management of persistent epithelial defects, but it is losing it’s importance in present era.Materials and Methods: It was a prospective interventional study. Twenty-one patients of persistent epithelial defects presented over a period of two years at a tertiary hospital. They underwent tarsorrhaphy, along with medical management. All patients were followed up for a minimum period of two months.Observation: Eighty-five percent of patients with PED resolved with tarsorrhaphy alone. Rest three patients which failed to heal, underwent amniotic membrane transplantation at 4th week as add-on procedure, following which they resolved.Discussion: Tarsorrhaphy helps in healing of PED by decreasing the interpalpebral fissure and retaining the tears and medicines in cul-de-sac. It also decreases the windshield wiper effect of eyelid margins.Conclusion: Tarsorrhaphy should always be considered as first modality for treating the PED.Keywords: Tarsorrhaphy, Persistent epithelial defects (PED).

Role of tarsorrhaphy in healing of persistent epithelial defects in today’s era