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What is the purpose of treating entropion?
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?
What is trichiasis often associated with?
- Eyelash growth
- Blepharitis treatment
- Entropion and madarosis (correct)
- Eyelid inflammation
What is the term for eyelash loss?
What is the term for eyelash loss?
- Entropion
- Trichiasis
- Blepharitis
- Madarosis (correct)
What is the term for ingrown eyelashes?
What is the term for ingrown eyelashes?
Which of the following is a complication of entropion?
Which of the following is a complication of entropion?
What is the effect of chalazion of the upper eyelid on vision?
What is the effect of chalazion of the upper eyelid on vision?
What is the term for eyelash loss?
What is the term for eyelash loss?
What is the term for inflammation of the eyelids?
What is the term for inflammation of the eyelids?
What is the term for inward turning of the eyelid?
What is the term for inward turning of the eyelid?
What is the term for abnormally inward-directed eyelashes?
What is the term for abnormally inward-directed eyelashes?
What is the name of the congenital type of eyelash loss?
What is the name of the congenital type of eyelash loss?
Which of the following is NOT a type of acquired eyelash loss?
Which of the following is NOT a type of acquired eyelash loss?
What is the term for eyelashes growing inward towards the eye?
What is the term for eyelashes growing inward towards the eye?
What is a common cause of eyelash loss due to fibrosis?
What is a common cause of eyelash loss due to fibrosis?
Which of the following conditions is characterized by eyelid inflammation?
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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