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By Mayo Clinic staffUsually, ectropion can be diagnosed with a routine eye exam and physical examination. Your doctor may pull on your eyelids during the exam, or ask you to close your eyes forcefully, in order to assess your eyelid's muscle tone and tightness.
If your ectropion is caused by a scar, tumor or previous surgery, your doctor will examine the surrounding tissue as well. Understanding how other conditions cause ectropion is important in choosing the correct treatment or surgical technique.
- Ectropion — Eyelids that turn out. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. http://www.asoprs.org/files/public/infoectropion.pdf. Accessed Aug. 16, 2010.
- de Menezes Bedran EG, et al. Ectropion. Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2010; 25:59.
- Eliasoph I. Current techniques of entropion and ectropion correction. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 2005;38:903.
- Robinson FO, et al. Ectropion. In: Yanoff M, et al. Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. Maryland Heights, Mo.: Mosby Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/215118653-2/0/1869/577.html?tocnode=56526163&fromURL=577.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-04332-8..00236-5_5226. Accessed Aug. 12, 2010.
- Entropion and ectropion. The Merck Manuals: The Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec09/ch100/ch100h.html?qt=entropion&alt=sh. Accessed Aug. 13, 2010.
- Robertson DM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Aug. 22, 2010.
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