Atlas of Ophthalmology

Ectropion, Involutional

Ectropion, Involutional
This condition results from horizontal laxity of the eyelid, either at lateral canthal tendon or more diffusely along the length of the tarsal plate. The punctum is everted resulting in constant tearing.
Jonathan, Dutton, M.D., USA, M.D., Chapel Hill NC
H02.11
Lids -> Entropion and Ectropion
Lids
2629
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