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Eye Disorders: Trichiasis and Entropion Treatment

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Eye Disorders: Trichiasis and Entropion Treatment

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What is the purpose of treating entropion?

To move the eyelashes away from the ocular surface (correct)

To grow new eyelashes

To cure blepharitis

To induce madarosis

What is trichiasis often associated with?

Eyelash growth

Blepharitis treatment

Entropion and madarosis (correct)

Eyelid inflammation

What is the term for eyelash loss?

Entropion

Trichiasis

Blepharitis

Madarosis (correct)

What is the term for ingrown eyelashes?

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Which of the following is a complication of entropion?

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What is the effect of chalazion of the upper eyelid on vision?

Mechanical ptosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for eyelash loss?

Madarosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for inflammation of the eyelids?

Blepharitis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for inward turning of the eyelid?

Entropion Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for abnormally inward-directed eyelashes?

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What is the name of the congenital type of eyelash loss?

Distichiasis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of acquired eyelash loss?

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What is the term for eyelashes growing inward towards the eye?

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What is a common cause of eyelash loss due to fibrosis?

Cicatrizing diseases Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following conditions is characterized by eyelid inflammation?

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Study Notes

Trichiasis with Entropion

Trichiasis with entropion can be treated by diverting the lashes away from the ocular surface.

Entropion

Entropion can occur due to mechanical causes, such as chalazion of the lower eyelid, leading to infection (hordeolum internum).
In cases of chalazion of the upper eyelid, entropion can cause visual affliction through mechanical ptosis.

Types of Entropion

Congenital entropion: also known as Distichiasis.
Acquired entropion:
- Pure acquired entropion.
- Trichiasis with entropion.

Causes of Entropion

Cicatrizing (fibrosis) diseases affecting the conjunctiva.
Trauma.

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This quiz covers the treatment of trichiasis with entropion, a condition where eyelashes turn inward towards the eye. Learn how to divert lashes away from the ocular surface.