Temporary management of involutional entropion with octyl-2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage application.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the use of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage (Band-Aid liquid, Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson, New Jersey, USA) as a temporary treatment in patients awaiting surgical repair for involutional entropion.


METHODS
Thirteen patients (15 eyelids) with involutional entropion were evaluated while they waited for surgical intervention. The lids were repositioned by the application of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage in the malar fold. Patients were followed-up at days 1, 7 and 15. Assessment and duration of correction were recorded.


RESULTS
All the patients presented successful correction at day 1, with significant improvements in signs and symptoms. The mean duration of action of the octyl2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage was three days. No ocular or dermatological reactions were noted.


CONCLUSIONS
Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage showed to be a simple, safe and effective option to temporarily treat involutional entropion, while patients waited for surgical intervention.
Osaki
Teissy
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Vision Institute, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. teissyosaki@yahoo.com.br
Osaki
Midori Hentona
MH
Osaki
Tammy Hentona
TH
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004774:Entropion / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C100832:octyl 2-cyanoacrylate