Observations on trachomatous entropion and ectropion.

Observations on trachomatous entropion and ectropion.

Trachomatous Entropion with Trichiasis The procedure presented by Stallard (1958) as "tarsal paring and eversion" has, in my experience, been most satisfactory and I believe that it is the best technique to be adopted in any area of the world where the incidence of trachomatous entropion is still high. In the course of 559 operations of "tarsal paring and eversion" which I have performed in Add...

Surgical correction of trachomatous cicatricial entropion.

A modified version of Wies's operation for the correction of cicatricial entropion is described, the most important modification being a different plane for the incision through the eyelid. The possible complications and their prevention are discussed.

A modified technique for correction of trachomatous cicatricial entropion.

Cicatricial entropion resulting from trachoma occurs in various grades of severity. No one technique of surgical correction is suitable for all types. The technique has to be modified in accordance with the severity of the condition. A modified technique using skin graft is described, and excellent results (93.8%) in 380 lid corrections with minimal recurrences during a follow-up period of over...

[Trachomatous entropion-trichiasis. Case in a 16-month-old infant].

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 ...

Retroposition of the conjunctiva; a new approach to trachomatous entropion.