NDLI: Distichiasis: management with cryotherapy to the posterior lamella.

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	O'donnell, B. A. Collin, J. R.
Abstract	Distichiasis is the congenital condition of partial or complete accessory rows of eyelashes which exit from the posterior lid margin at or near the meibomian gland orifices. A series of 24 patients with distichiasis is presented with clinical features and results of treatment. The treatment modes of epilation, lid margin cryotherapy, or eyelid splitting cryotherapy to the posterior lamella are evaluated. The latter was found to effectively relieve symptoms without retreatment in 87% patients. Keratinisation of the lid margin was found at long term follow up in a few cases and retinoic acid has been used successfully in the treatment of this. Two previously unreported associations of distichiasis are Pierre Robin syndrome and idiopathic eyelid oedema. A family history of distichiasis was found in 50% patients, and of distichiasis with lymphoedema in 30%.
Starting Page	289
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14682079
e-ISSN	14682079
Journal	The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	77
Language	English
Publisher Date	1993-05-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ophthalmology Sensory Systems Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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Distichiasis: management with cryotherapy to the posterior lamella.