title: Direct internal eyelash bulb extirpation for trichiasis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the success of internal eyelash bulb extirpation in the management of trichiasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The procedure was performed on 26 consecutive eyelids.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our technique was successful in all cases, with no recurrence of signs or symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Internal eyelash bulb extirpation is a safe and effective technique to remove trichiatic lashes, while avoiding injury to the conjunctiva.
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: D005140:Eyelashes / Q000601:surgery*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000601:surgery*; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome