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Surgical Correction for Pediatric Epiblepharon and Trichiasis
Published on: July 8, 2025
Simple surgery for severe trichiasis
Areeb H Moosavi1, Susan P Mollan, Antonella Berry-Brincat
1Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Purpose:
To describe a simple surgical technique for the definitive treatment of severe trichiasis, where the eyelid position is adequate.
Methods:
Five anterior lamellar excision procedures are reported, with wounds left to heal by the laissez-faire technique.
Results:
Postoperatively, all patients were symptom free. No recurrences have been seen with a mean follow-up of 17 months.
Conclusions:
Wound healing by secondary intention for periocular defects is not commonly described. Combined anterior lamellar excision and laissez-faire technique shows promising results for trichiasis.
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