A histological study of the lower tarsus and the significance in the surgical management of a involutional (senile) entropion
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1981-05Author
Huang, TT
Amayo, E
Lewis, SR
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The dimension of the lower tarsus diminishes with aging. Changes in the number and size of the meibomian glands and in the character of intermingling fibroconnective tissues are thought to be responsible. Furthermore, such alterations of the structural integrity play an important role in the pathogenesis of entropion encountered commonly in the elderly. We have advocated the use of an autogenous cartilage graft harvested from the ear to correct the deformity, especially in instances where the conventional methods of correction have failed.
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Plast Reconstr Surg. 1981 May;67(5):585-90Publisher
University of Nairobi. Department of Medicine
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