Can slight trachoma cause trichiasis

summary

Trachoma is a common eye disease, many people in the emergence of trachoma, its eye parts will also have trichiasis, at this time, we will pay special attention to whether trachoma can lead to trichiasis, and then this paper analyzes it.

Can slight trachoma cause trichiasis

First of all: trichiasis does not mean that the eyelashes grow backwards, but that the eyelashes grow inward instead of outward to the front of the eyeball, so that the eyelashes can touch the eyeball. Trichiasis can be one or two or several, even the eyelashes of the whole eyelid edge curl inward.

Secondly: the most common cause of trichiasis in children is entropion, that is, the entire eyelid margin to the eye direction, eyelashes with inward growth. This situation is mostly seen in obese children, the bridge of the nose is not full enough development of children is more obvious; there are children due to the fold inside the corner of the eye caused by entropion.

Finally: the appearance of trichiasis is actually related to trachoma. If the patient does not take the initiative and timely treatment after suffering from trachoma, the late lesions will spread to the eyelid meibomian, resulting in scar tissue. As a result of scar contraction, part of the eyelashes will fall in, and in serious cases, the whole eyelid edge will turn in.

matters needing attention

Slight trichiasis can lead to the occurrence of trichiasis. Therefore, after the symptoms of trachoma appear, patients can eat more food with the effect of eyesight, such as medlar, banana and mulberry fruit, and can not eat spicy and irritating food, such as pepper and ginger.