%0 Journal Article %T Direct eyelid defect closure: a prospective study of functional and aesthetic outcomes %J - %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-019-0414-2 %X Direct closure (DC) of eyelid defects has been retrospectively shown to give excellent outcomes. We present prospective outcome data as further evidence to promote its wider use %U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-019-0414-2