J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1992 Jan;33(1):18-22.

Surgical Treatment of Involutional Entropion

• Chung WS
• Jeon SW

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.

Keyword

Involutional entropion; Horizontal shortening; Transposition of orbicularis oculi muscle

MeSH Terms

Absorption
Entropion*
Eyelids
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hematoma
Humans