ACCORDING to Kettesy (1948), non-cicatricial or senile entropion is the direct result of a migration and accumulation of orbicularis fibres at the lid margin. The contraction of the orbicularis which follows causes excessive pressure on the upper margin of the eyelid, the mechanics of the lid musculature are altered, and entropion results. As stated by Kettesy (1948): "The normal distribution o...

Entropion-trichiasis is seen mainly in adults. It was observed only in old people in South West Africa (Eiselen and Gear, I960), and in Casamance was rarely present in children under I5 years and not at all in infants (Vellieux, Le Breton, Oliveau, and Larmane, I959). It was not found amongst 556 trachomatous schoolchildren in Senegal (Vola, 1958). In a Gambian village of 400 inhabitants there ...

BACKGROUND The rates of congenital disorders in Swiss sheep were determined by a questionnaire which was sent to 3,183 members of the Swiss Sheep Breeders' Association. FINDINGS A total of 993 questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 31.2%. Of these, 862 questionnaires originated from farms keeping one of the predominant Swiss sheep breeds: Swiss White Alpine sheep, Brown-Heade...

PURPOSE To investigate the surgical results of an ear cartilage graft and supplemental procedures for correcting lower lid retraction combined with entropion in anophthalmic patients. METHODS We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of 7 anophthalmic patients with lower lid retraction and entropion, who received a posterior lamellar ear cartilage graft and one or both of lateral tarsal...

Heritability for incidence of entropion was estimated in an experimental flock of purebred (Columbia (C), Polypay (P), Rambouillet (R), Suffolk (S), and Targhee (T)) and crossbred (from matings of Finnsheep rams with C, R and T ewes, from Merino X R matings, and from miscellaneous other matings) lambs. Data from 1986 to 1994 which included 39 440 records were analyzed using a multiple trait REM...

THE large number of surgical procedures which has been devised for the treatment of senile entropion suggests that none is universally successful. In this paper a new operation which has been successfully employed for over 3 years in the treatment of entropion is described. Not only has this procedure resulted in a cure of the condition in every case in which it has been used, but in addition t...

PURPOSE Eight million people have trachomatous trichiasis (TT). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends entropion surgery for TT regardless of severity. However, epilation is widely practiced for treating minor TT (1-5 lashes touching the globe). We report the frequency and effectiveness of patient-initiated epilation and its relationship to corneal opacity. DESIGN Cross-sectional base...