Uncovering intermittent entropion

Area of Science:

• Ophthalmology
• Ophthalmic Diagnostics

Background:

• Intermittent entropion often evades detection by patients and clinicians, potentially causing ocular surface disorders.
• Current diagnostic methods for entropion may be insufficient to identify intermittent cases.

Observation:

• Two case reports illustrate scenarios where standard entropion detection failed.
• Diagnosis was achieved using an alternative method, the "TIE test".

Findings:

• Both cases involved intermittent entropion, undetectable through conventional clinical examination.
• The "TIE test" provided an easy and effective means of diagnosis.

Implications:

• Suspicion of intermittent entropion should arise with symptoms like intermittent foreign-body sensation and central punctate keratopathy.
• The "TIE test" is a simple, valuable tool for diagnosing intermittent entropion.