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    Trichiasis refers to the inward misdirection of eyelashes that rub against the cornea, with the normal position of the eyelid margin. Symptoms include foreign body sensation, photophobia, irritation, pain, and mild tearing. Signs include misdirected eyelashes touching the cornea, reflex blepharospasm and photophobia when the cornea is abraded, and conjunctival congestion. Complications can include recurrent corneal abrasion, superficial corneal opacities, corneal vascularization, and non-healing corneal ulcers. Common causes of trichiasis are cicatrising trachoma, ulcerative blepharitis, healed membranous conjunctivitis

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    Trichiasis refers to the inward misdirection of eyelashes that rub against the cornea, with the normal position of the eyelid margin. Symptoms include foreign body sensation, photophobia, irritation, pain, and mild tearing. Signs include misdirected eyelashes touching the cornea, reflex blepharospasm and photophobia when the cornea is abraded, and conjunctival congestion. Complications can include recurrent corneal abrasion, superficial corneal opacities, corneal vascularization, and non-healing corneal ulcers. Common causes of trichiasis are cicatrising trachoma, ulcerative blepharitis, healed membranous conjunctivitis

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    TRICHIASIS

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    Trichiasis refers to the inward misdirection of eyelashes that rub against the cornea, with the normal position of the eyelid margin. Symptoms include foreign body sensation, photophobia, irritation, pain, and mild tearing. Signs include misdirected eyelashes touching the cornea, reflex blepharospasm and photophobia when the cornea is abraded, and conjunctival congestion. Complications can include recurrent corneal abrasion, superficial corneal opacities, corneal vascularization, and non-healing corneal ulcers. Common causes of trichiasis are cicatrising trachoma, ulcerative blepharitis, healed membranous conjunctivitis

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    TRICHIASIS

    BY.NIDHI SINGH
    OPTOMETRY 2016
    DEFINATION-
    “It refers to the inward misdirection of cilia
    (which rub against the cornea)with normal
    position of the lid margin.”
    PSEUDOTRICHIASIS-
    The inward turning of the lashas along with the
    lid margin is called pseudotrichiasis.
    SYMPTOMS-
    These include-
    Foreign body sensation
    Photophobia
    Irritation
    Pain
    And mild lacrimation
    SIGNS-
    1.Misdirected cilia-one or more touching the
    cornea
    2.Reflex blepharospasm and photophobia may
    occur when cornea is abraded.
    3.Conjuctiva may be congested.
    4.Sign of causative disease
    viz.trachoma,blephritis etc may be seen
    COMPLICATION-
    • Recurrent corneal abrasion
    • Superficial corneal opacities
    • Corneal vascularisation
    • Non healing corneal ulcer
    ETIOLOGY-
    Common causes are as follows-
    Cicatrising trachoma
    Ulcerative blephritis
    Healed membranous conjuctivitis
    Hordeolum externum
    Mechanical injury
    Burns
    And operative scar

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