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Senile involutional ectropion

Senile involutional ectropion
This patient has generalized ectropion of both eyes right > left. Initially there is eyelid laxity and punctal ectropion/ medial ectropion, and then it progresses to generalized ectropion. Punctal eversion causes watering. With the passage of time due to chronic exposure, conjunctiva is thickened and becomes keratinized, causing more ocular irritation.
Shoaib, Khawaja Khalid, Dr.med., CMH Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan
H02.1
Lids -> Entropion and Ectropion
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