Abstract

OBJECTIVE

We tried to evaluate the results of the patients that had inferior eye lid ectropium surgery.

METHODS

The records of 28 patients that had ectropium surgery in our clinic between August 2008 ve June 2011 were examined retrospectively. The age, gender, visual acuity before and after surgery and the grade of the ectropium were recorded. The performed surgical method, applied treatments after surgery and the complications due to surgery were all noted.

RESULTS

28 patients that had ectropium surgery in Ankara Oncology Hospital Eye Clinic were included in the study. 18 of them were male, 10 of them were female. Average age was 63,2 years old and the distribution of the age was between 31 and 81years. The average follow up period of the patients were 14(7-22) months. The 10 of the 28 patients were operated from right inferior eye lid, 11 from left inferior eye lid and 7 from bilateral inferior eye lid. The etiology of the ectropium includes respectively involutional, (n=17), scatrical (n=7) and mechanical(n=4) factors. Kuhnt-Szymanowski technique with Smith modification, vertical elongation(skin greft or local fleb) and combinated repair with mucosal greft and cheek or forehead fleb was performed respectively in involutional, scatrical and mechanical ectropium cases.

CONCLUSION

Ectropium surgery was performed especially for involutional reasons in our clinic. Kuhnt-Szymanowski technique with Smith modification was found more successful in involutional ectropium cases. Inferior eye lids are important functionally in protecting eye ball as well as esthetically in appearance so it is important not to forget to be sensitive in repairment of their deformities.