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Alterações dos cílios em portadores de cavidade anoftálmica

Silvia Narikawa, Silvana Artioli Schellini, Carlos Roberto Pereira Padovani, Carlos Roberto Padovani

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the eyelash alterations in anophthalmic cavity patients. METHODS: An observational study was done looking for eyelash alterations in anophthalmic cavity patients at "Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu". RESULTS: Eyelash alterations were observed in 70.7% of the anophthalmic patients. The most frequently observed eyelash alterations were eyelash ptosis (24.4%), reduction in the quantity (19.5%), trichomegaly (19.5%), trichiasis (14.6%) and entropium (17.0%). CONCLUSION: The anophthalmic cavity patients have eyelash alteration and ptosis, reduction in quantity, trichomegaly, trichiasis are the most common observed situations. Further studies are needed to know more about it.

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Key concepts: Eyelash, Trichiasis, Medicine, Ptosis, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Eyelid, Biology