title: The use of the "lateral canthal sling" in ectropion repair.
abstract: We describe the use of the "lateral canthal sling" in the treatment of non-cicatrical "senile" ectropion of the lower lid. Combined with a resection of the lower retractors and the hypertrophied palpebral conjunctiva we consider it the treatment of choice for repairing non-cicatrical "marginal" ectropion. We offer a theory of the pathogenesis of the latter.
mesh_terms: D004483:Ectropion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods