Simple surgery for severe trichiasis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a simple surgical technique for the definitive treatment of severe trichiasis, where the eyelid position is adequate.


METHODS
Five anterior lamellar excision procedures are reported, with wounds left to heal by the laissez-faire technique.


RESULTS
Postoperatively, all patients were symptom free. No recurrences have been seen with a mean follow-up of 17 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Wound healing by secondary intention for periocular defects is not commonly described. Combined anterior lamellar excision and laissez-faire technique shows promising results for trichiasis.
Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Areeb H
AH
Moosavi
Susan P
SP
Mollan
Antonella
A
Berry-Brincat
Joseph
J
Abbott
Gus A
GA
Sutton
Aidan
A
Murray
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005140:Eyelashes; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing