Acquired lower eyelid epiblepharon in patients with thyroid eye disease.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a series of patients with acquired epiblepharon secondary to thyroid-related orbitopathy.


METHODS
Retrospective case series of 9 patients with thyroid-related orbitopathy who had epiblepharon.


RESULTS
Seven patients had epiblepharon in both lower eyelids and 2 patients had it in one lower eyelid. Six of the 9 patients were Asian. Each patient had punctate keratopathy. Epiblepharon resolved in all but one patient after treating coexisting manifestations of thyroid-related orbitopathy. One patient required epiblepharon repair.


CONCLUSIONS
We describe a new finding of acquired epiblepharon in the setting of thyroid-related orbitopathy. The majority of patients have spontaneous resolution of the epiblepharon after other surgical procedures for thyroid-related orbitopathy.
Chang
Eli L
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Ophthalmic Plastic, Orbital, and Reconstructive Surgery, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. elichang@usc.edu
Hayes
Jasmine
J
Hatton
Mark
M
Rubin
Peter A D
PA
D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*