RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Anatomical factors influencing development of trichiasis and entropion in trachoma.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 713
OP 714
DO 10.1136/bjo.75.12.713
VO 75
IS 12
A1 Lewallen, S
A1 Courtright, P
YR 1991
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/75/12/713.abstract
AB There has been no published investigation into the reasons why some patients with severe trachomatous conjunctival scarring develop entropion and trichiasis while others do not. In a population of leprosy patients with severe trachomatous conjunctival scarring the authors found that lagophthalmos correlated with the absence of trichiasis and entropion. We suggest that orbicularis oculi muscle function, as well as other anatomical variations among individuals, may contribute to the development of trachomatous entropion and trichiasis in patients with conjunctival scarring.