Neglected lid deformities causing progressive corneal disease. Surgical correction of entropion, trichiasis, marginal keratinization, and functional lid shortening.

  • 1 April 1976
    • journal article
    • Vol. 96  (1) , 45-51
Abstract
The potentially blinding abrasive deformities of the lids--trichiasis, districhiasis, entropion, and marginal keratinization--and the defects in lid closure resulting from functionally shortened upper or lower lids should be corrected surgically before contact lenses are fitted or corneal grafting undertaken. The choice of procedure for surgical correction of various degrees of trichiasis-entropion is indicated by the various associated findings, such as thickness of tarsal plate, presence of functional shortening of the upper lid, and involvement of the lower lid (Table II).

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