Senile entropion.
129 cases of senile entropion operated on by the Oculo-Plastic Service of the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital were reviewed. There was an overall success rate of 84 percent. Age, sex, race and suture material were of no importance to the eventual outcome of the surgery. A Basedown-Tarso-Conjunctival resection greater than 7 mm had 100 percent results. The orbicularis transplant with insertion at the infero-lateral border of the orbit was found to be the most effective procedure for re-operations for non-cicatricial entropion.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004774:Entropion / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors