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Ectropion
Ectropion is the turning out of the eyelid (usually the lower eyelid) so that the inner
surface is exposed. Ectropion is usually caused by the aging process and the weakening of
the connective tissue of the eyelid, which causes the lid to turn out. It can also be
caused by contraction of scar tissue from burns or from facial palsy and may occur as a
congenital defect (for example, in children with Down syndrome).
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Symptoms of ectropion include Dry, painful eyes excess tearing of the eye
(epiphora), eyelid turns outward, long-term (chronic) conjunctivitis, keratitis
or redness of the lid and white part of the eye. | |
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