Eyelid changes in patients with trachomatous corneal opacity | ||
| Fayoum University Medical Journal | ||
| Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2024, Pages 119-126 PDF (558.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Full Length research Papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fumj.2024.289451.1353 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Abdelmoneim Ibrahim* 1; Ahmed Tamer Sayed Saif2; Omar Mohamed Sayed Said3; Mostafa Mohamed Mohamed Diab2 | ||
| 1Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine Fayoum University , Fayoum, Egypt | ||
| 2Ophthalmology department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt | ||
| 3Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: The most prevalent cause of vision impairment and potential cause of blindness is trachoma-induced corneal opacities. These may result from either a chronic infection of the conjunctiva or from cicatricial entropion and trichiasis, which cause the lashes to constantly brush against the cornea. Subjects and Methods: It was a cross sectional study that included patients having chronic trachoma presenting by corneal opacity associated with eyelid changes between march to September 2022. Aim of the study: to study the eyelid changes in trachoma patients presenting by corneal opacity Results: 50 patients were included in the study ,40% of the patients suffered from trichiasis in the right eye, while 40% of the patients suffered from trichiasis in the left eye. Thirty eight percent of the patients suffered from entropion in the right eye, while 42% of the patients suffered from entropion in the left. Conclusion: Patients with trachoma often have eyelid abnormalities that contribute to corneal opacity; thus, surgical correction of entropion and trichiasis should be considered. Keywords: Corneal opacity; eyelid; trachoma | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Corneal opacity; Eyelid; trachoma | ||
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