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Lower postoperative scar height is associated with increased postoperative trichiasis one year after bilamellar tarsal rotation surgery

1 October 2015 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | Bilamellar tarsal rotation, incision height, postoperative trichiasis, trachoma, trichiasis

Bilamellar tarsal rotation has been a key component of the WHO SAFE approach to blindness from trichiaisis (surgery, antibiotics, facial hygiene, environment). The World Health Organisation (WHO) manual describes the procedure as a full thickness blepharotomy placed 3.0mm above and...