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Uncovering intermittent entropion
PURPOSE: Intermittent entropion may go unnoticed by both patient and physician, in some instances resulting in ocular surface disorders. Unfortunately, the current work-up used to diagnose entropion is not always sufficient to uncover the problem. We present an alternative diagnostic test. CASES: Tw...
Autores principales: | , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3581359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23450208 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S40572 |
Sumario: | PURPOSE: Intermittent entropion may go unnoticed by both patient and physician, in some instances resulting in ocular surface disorders. Unfortunately, the current work-up used to diagnose entropion is not always sufficient to uncover the problem. We present an alternative diagnostic test. CASES: Two case reports are presented showing different situations where the current methods for detection of entropion failed and the diagnosis was only made with an alternative diagnostic test. RESULTS: The common denominator of both cases is an intermittent entropion which could not be detected by the conventional clinical work-up. Diagnosis was easy however using the “TIE test” described in the text. CONCLUSION: The important clues for suspicion of intermittent entropion are an intermittent foreign-body sensation in the eye accompanied with central punctate keratopathy. The TIE test is a simple and useful test for the diagnosis of intermittent entropion. |
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