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Obesity as a cause of mechanical entropion
1Department of Oculoplastics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44106, USA. Fostej@CESMTP.CCF.ORG
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|July 1, 1996
Abstract
Purpose:
Although lower eyelid entropion can result from many conditions, obesity is not a generally recognized factor. We treated a case of recurrent severe entropion that was a result of morbid obesity in a patient with de Morsier's syndrome.
Methods:
The patient underwent surgery on both lower eyelids.
Results:
The entropion was corrected by advancing the lower eyelid retractors and debulking the subcutaneous tissue in the lower eyelids.
Conclusions:
Mechanical entropion can occur as a rare complication of morbid obesity and may respond to surgical procedures that address its cause.