title: Anterior tarsal V-wedge resection for cicatricial entropion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the effectiveness of using a radiofrequency instrument to resect a V-shaped tarsal wedge for the correction of cicatricial upper eyelid entropion.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective evaluation of 16 upper eyelids of 11 consecutive patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation was successful in all 16 eyelids, with excellent cosmetic and functional outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tarsal V-wedge resection is an effective alternative to other complicated techniques in the management of upper eyelid cicatricial entropion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dutton
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Tawfik
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: DeBacker
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lipham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004774:Entropion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D010390:Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome