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Surgical management of persistent congenital eversion of the upper eyelids
E V Alvarez1, M Wakakura, E I Alvarez
1Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Glasgow, Scotland.
Annals of Ophthalmology
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
Most cases of congenital eversion of the upper eyelids resolve spontaneously within two weeks of birth. We present a case of persistent upper-eyelid eversion that did not even after two months of conservative management. A previously undescribed mechanism, consisting of a vertical elongation of the eyelid in its posterior aspect creating a relative skin deficiency, was probably responsible for this eversion. Skin grafts provided rapid resolution with a good cosmetic result.