Term referring to inversion (turning inward) of the eyelid.
eyelids turn inward causing hair to irritate the surface of the eye. Normally requires surgical correction, and sometimes requires multiple surgeries.
Inversion of the anatomical eyelid margin towards the globe.
a common condition occurring mainly in elderly people where the lower eyelid turns in
Turning inward of the eyelid against the eyeball.
A condition that results in inward-turning eyelids.
A heritable trait in which the lower eyelid is inverted, causing the eyelashes of the lower lid to brush against the eye.
turning inwards of the eyelid margin
Inversion of the lower eyelid.
The inward turning of the eyelashes and eyelid. This is usually accompanied by contraction of the palpebral conjunctiva (under part of the eyelid).
Turning inward of the margin of the eyelid, so that the lashes rub against the ball of the eye.
Opposite of ectropion. Eyelids rotate back toward eye, which may cause the eyelashes to scratch the cornea.
An abnormal turning in of an eyelid, which causes the lashes to rub on the ocular surface; usually due to aging. Additional symptoms include eye or lid pain or discomfort, foreign body sensation, a red or pink eye, itching, tearing and vision loss.
Turning inward of the eyelids, causes irritation to the eye, can be congenital or acquired
is an eye condition where the eyelid margin rolls inwards, causing the eyelashes to rub against the cornea producing discomfort and abrasions or ulcerations of the cornea. This is frequently the result of general laxness of the lid margin in elderly people, or the result of chemical burns.
(en-TROH-pee-un). Inward turning of upper or lower eyelid so that the lid margin rests against and rubs the eyeball.
Turning in of the eyelashes
Turning in of the eyelid.
the eyelid is rolled inwards against the eyeball, often accompanied by chafing lashes (trichiasis); it is mostly caused by an age-related tissue laxity, less frequently by an inflammation or cicatrization of the eyelid.
A condition in which the eyelids are turned inwards.
Entropion is a medical condition in which the eyelids fold inward. It is very uncomfortable, as the eyelashes rub against the cornea constantly. Entropion is usually caused by genetic factors and may be congenital.