Modified Anterior Lamellar Recession for All Grades of Upper Eyelid Trachomatous Cicatricial Entropion

Al-Azhar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Entropion

Treatments: Procedure: Modified anterior Lamellar Recession

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05854420

Modified ALR

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to assess the combination of anterior lamellar recession (ALR) with blepharoplasty, suprasternal fixation, and internal eyelash bulb extirpation of aberrant lashes posteriorly located in patients with any grade of upper eyelid trachomatous cicatricial entropion

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients presented with upper lid trachomatous cicatricial entropion associated with rubbing lashes.
• Patients having a history of argon laser ablation, electrolysis, epilation, or past unsuccessful surgery were also included

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a follow-up period of fewer than 12 months.
• Patients with very severe UCE and required posterior lamellar grafts.
• Patients with etiology other than trachoma.
• Patients with dysplastic lashes without entropion were excluded

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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68 participants in 1 patient group

Modified anterior Lamellar Recession

Experimental group

Description:

All patients in this arm underwent a combination of ALR, blepharoplasty, suprasternal fixation, and cauterization or internal bulb extirpation of posteriorly located lashes.

Treatment:

Procedure: Modified anterior Lamellar Recession