Surgical management of upper lid entropion.

Surgical management of upper lid entropion.

One hundred and eighty-three surgical procedures were conducted on 107 patients over seven years. 91% of the cases of upper lid entropion were corrected satisfactorily with only one operation. It is postulated that this level of success is achieved by grading the degree of surgical intervention according to the clinical established on systematic examination of upper lid entropion.

Interventions for involutional lower lid entropion.

BACKGROUND Entropion is a condition in which the eyelid margin turns in against the eyeball. The involutional or senile type of entropion is one of the most common lower lid malpositions in the elderly. The interventions described and currently used for the treatment of this condition are surgical in nature, although non-surgical temporary medical treatment for the early stages of entropion has...

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

Surgical correction of senile entropion of the lower lid with fascia lata sling.

A method of surgical correction of senile entropion of the lower lid with heterogenous fascia lata sling is described with no tissue loss and minimum of surgical trauma.

Upper lid crease approach for margin rotation in trachomatous cicatricial entropion without external sutures.

PURPOSE To describe the use of a lid crease incision for upper eyelid margin rotation in cicatricial entropion combining internal traction on the anterior lamella, tarsotomy, and tarsal overlap without external sutures. METHODS Surgical description: The main steps of the procedure consisted of exposure of the entire tarsal plate up to the eyelashes followed by tarsotomy through the conjunctiv...