Surgical Results of Inferior Tarsotomy for Diffuse Lower Lid Trichiasis.

Yoon, Jun Keun; Shim, Jae Chol; Lee, Jong Hyuck; Kim, Yoon Hee

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2002;43(7):1123-1127.
Published online July 1, 2002.

Surgical Results of Inferior Tarsotomy for Diffuse Lower Lid Trichiasis.

Jun Keun Yoon, Jae Chol Shim, Jong Hyuck Lee, Yoon Hee Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Wonju Christian Hospital Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea. unieye@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr.

전체 하안검에 생긴 첩모난생에서 검판절개술의 효과

윤준근 ( Jun Keun Yoon ) , 심재철 ( Jae Chol Shim ) , 이종혁 ( Jong Hyuck Lee ) , 김윤희 ( Yoon Hee Kim )

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the functional and cosmetic results of trichiasis treatment between the argon laser epilation(Group A) and tarsotomy(Group B). METHODS: Twenty-seven patients with diffuse lower lid trichiasis, whose post-treatment follow-up periods were longer than 3 months, were reviewed retrospectively. Functionally, 14 of 16 patients(89.6%) in group A were satisfied, whereas 9 of 11 patients(84.0%) were in group B. And cosmetically, 10 of 16 patients(62.9%) in group A were satisfied, whereas 8 of 11 patients(79.0%) were in group B. The functional results were similar between the two groups(p>0.05), but the cosmetic results were better in group B than in group A(p<0.05) CONCLUSIONS: The inferior tarsotomy appears to be an effective surgical procedure in patients with diffuse lower lid trichiasis.

Key Words: Argon laser epilation;Trichiasis;Tarsotomy