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  • Title: A simple surgical treatment for upper lid trichiasis.
    Author: Yeung YM, Hon CY, Ho CK.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers; 1997 Jan; 28(1):74-6. PubMed ID: 9031312.
    Abstract:
    The authors report the results of a simple surgical treatment in 24 lids of 19 patients. The most common cause of the trichiasis was trachoma (83.3%). The operation involved splitting the lid margin, fracturing the tarsal plate, and everting sutures. The anatomic success rate was 62.5% and the functional success rate was 75%. Recurrent cilia were mostly isolated and symptomatic improvement was achieved in all but one patient. The authors conclude that this is a cost-effective procedure.
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