Surgical Treatment of Involutional Entropion.
- Author:
Wha Sun CHUNG
1
;
Sung Wook JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yeung Nam University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Involutional entropion;
Horizontal shortening;
Transposition of orbicularis oculi muscle
- MeSH:
Absorption;
Entropion*;
Eyelids;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hematoma;
Humans
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1992;33(1):18-22
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The orbicularis oculi muscle transpositions with horizontal shortening procedures were performed for involutional entropion of the fourteen lower eyelids in twelve patients. The age ranged from 51 to 84 years (average 66.9 years). One patient was man and eleven patients were women. All patients were satisfactory with good cosmesis and improvement of tearing, discharge and ocular pain etc. after the follow-up period of 6 to 26 months. But mild subcutaneous hematoma of the eyelid was noticed in 3 cases with good absorption.
