Ectropion
Out Turned Eyelid
Ectropion is a condition in which the eyelid falls or is pulled away from the eye. The commonest cause is ageing. It is also caused by skin scarring and facial palsy.
This condition causes irritated, watery, red eye with exposed conjunctiva.
Ectropion*
Before SurgeryAfter Surgery
Treatment
Surgical treatment can involve horizontal tightening, vertical tightening, skin graft or a combination of these.
* All photographs were taken by Dr Davies and are used with the written permission of his patients.
Entropion
In Turned Eyelid
Entropion is a turning in of the eyelid, so that the lashes rub on the eye. It presents as red eye with foreign body sensation.
The commonest cause is ageing. Conjunctival scarring, such as by chemical injury, can also cause it.
Right lower eyelid involutional (age related) entropion *
Treatment
Surgical correction is required to evert the lid margin.
* All photographs were taken by Dr Davies and are used with the written permission of his patients.
