Correction of Involutional Entropion by the Bowlegs Procedure.
- Author:
Jung Ho KIM
1
;
Jung Eon YANG
;
Joo Hwa LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Inie University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
involutional entropion;
Bowlegs;
Pentagon
- MeSH:
Enophthalmos;
Entropion*;
Eyelids;
Tendons
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1991;32(3):223-226
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Generally accepted mechanisms of involutional entropion are as follows: 1. dysfunction of the inferior eyelid retractors, 2. migration of the preseptal orbicularis fibers upward, 3. reduced support of the lower lid against glove due to enophthalmos, 4. reduced horizontal support because of involutional changes in the lateral and medical canthal tendons. Sanford D. Hecht reported that the above four problems could be corrected simply and successfully by a full thickness excision of Bowlegs shape(Pentagon-shape). Five eyelids of involutional entropion were treated by the Boelegs procedure. The results were successful.
