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.
BT - The British journal of ophthalmology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1768657?dopt=Abstract DA - 1991 Dec DO - 10.1136/bjo.75.12.713 IS - 12 J2 - Br J Ophthalmol LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 1991 SP - 713 EP - 4 T2 - The British journal of ophthalmology TI - Anatomical factors influencing development of trichiasis and entropion in trachoma. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1042547/pdf/brjopthal00574-0010.pdf VL - 75 SN - 0007-1161 ER -