J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1988 Feb;29(1):1-5.

Clinical Evaluation of Epiblepharon

• Hwang JM
• Lee JH

Abstract

Epiblepharon is characterized by horizontal fold of skin adjacent to lid margin. It is a common congenital anomaly, especially in Orientals. In comparison with it, entropion is characterized by an absent lid crease and an inward rolling of the entire eyelid margin. The incidence of the latter was not reported but it was said to be very rare. Not with standing that, congenital entropion has been diagnosed more frequently than epiblepharon in Korea. Supposing that the cases diagnosed as entropion in Korea might fall under the category of epiblepharon on the basis of the authors' clinical experience, the clinical evaluation of the 190 cases operated under the diagnosis of congenital entropion at Seoul National University Hospital from January 1976 to May 1986 was done. The result was that 147 cases(77.4%) were thought to be epiblepharon. So more careful examination might be necessary in diagnosing epiblepharon or entropion in Orientals.

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Entropion
Eyelids
Incidence
Korea
Seoul
Skin