title: Surgical correction of entropion and ectropion in the same lid.
abstract: A patient with medial ectropion and lateral entropion of the same lower lid is presented, and the surgical management of this unusual condition utilizing a horizontal lid-shortening, orbicularis sling procedure, fixation of the posterior and anterior lamellae of the lid, and resection of the tarsal conjunctival layer is described. We believe that the key to the successful management of this condition lies in treating each component surgically as if it were a separate entity, and by using a combination of surgical techniques, both eyelid malpositions can be corrected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hornblass
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Kass
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004483:Ectropion / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004774:Entropion / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*