An Operation for Trichiasis

Anagnostakis' Operation for Trichiasis

Some time ago in another paper there was a symposium on the subject of which was the best operation for trichiasis. The contributors described many methods, but here in India where trichiasis is so common the operation performed by Anagnostakis has not received the attention which it deserves, so I wish to bring it before the attention of your readers. During the past three months I have perfor...

The Wedge Operation for Entropion and Trichiasis

Interventions for trachoma trichiasis

BACKGROUND Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends eliminating trachomatous blindness through the SAFE strategy: Surgery for trichiasis, Antibiotic treatment, Facial cleanliness and Environmental hygiene. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003, and previously updated in 2006. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects...

Trans-Grafting Operation for Trichiasis and Entropion of the Upper Lid

A New Operation for Entropion and Trichiasis of the Upper Eyelids

p askovics' operation described fully in Torok and trout's Surgery of the Eye, an operation designed and eminently suited for the extreme degree of entropion found in the late stages of trachoma. With due deference to the author I may state that aesthetics P'ay little or no part in the gross deformity found ln these cases, a feature not brought out in the otherwise very excellent diagrams of th...