title: Involutional entropion: a retrospective analysis of the Wies procedure alone or combined with a horizontal shortening procedure.
abstract: The surgical management of 95 cases of involutional entropion were reviewed to form this retrospective study. The 66 cases treated with the Wies procedure alone had a recurrence rate of 11%. The 29 cases treated with a combined procedure consisting of a Wies procedure with a lateral canthal horizontal shortening had no recurrences. All patients had a minimum of 6 months postoperative follow-up. The etiologic factors as they relate to the appropriate surgical procedures are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Eye Specialists, Inc., Sarasota, Florida 34239.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lance
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wilkins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004774:Entropion / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques