{"id":39881,"date":"2018-12-14T11:41:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T10:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/lexikon\/ectropion\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T08:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:56:58","slug":"ectropion","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/ectropion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ectropion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is an ectropion?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inhalt\">The word ectropion has a Greek origin: ektrepein means &#8216;to turn outwards&#8217;. A synonym is ectropion.<br \/>\nEctropioning means turning the lower eyelid outwards during an eye examination.<br \/>\nEctropion (in contrast to entropion) is an <strong>outwardly turned lower eyelid<\/strong>. The causes can be varied.  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scarring ectropion<\/strong> (E. cicatriceum) can occur after injuries or operations in the eyelid area. The scars can be visible on the surface or hidden deep down. During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/head\/eyelid-correction\/lower-eyelid-lift\/\">lower eyelid correction<\/a>, a so-called canthopexy is performed, among other things, to prevent scarring after the operation.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Tumors<\/strong> can also lead to changes in the form of a sunken lower eyelid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/head\/eyelid-correction\/remove-bags-under-the-eyes\/\">bags under the eyes<\/a><\/strong> can promote or exacerbate it.<\/li>\n<li>Senile <strong>ectropion<\/strong> (E. senile) is the most common and is the result of tissue slackening in old age.<\/li>\n<li>This change is also typical of paralysis of the facial nerve (facial nerve palsy) (E. paralyticum).<\/li>\n<li>Inflammation of the eyelid margins (blepharitis) can also be associated with this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What symptoms and complaints are typical?<\/h2>\n<p>The slight sagging of the lower eyelid does not usually cause any discomfort and is more of a cosmetic problem.<br \/>\nIn more severe cases, conjunctivitis can develop and patients complain of tearing (due to outward rotation of the lacrimal puncta), dryness of the eye and an annoying foreign body sensation.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the treatment look like?<\/h2>\n<p>Conservatively, appropriate <strong>eye ointments<\/strong> or replacement lacrimal fluid can be applied and the lower eyelid taped (fixed with plaster strips). The latter makes sense if the problem is obviously temporary, for example in the case of an infection. <\/p>\n<p>Surgery must be performed in cases of severe deformity with corresponding symptoms. Depending on the problem, there are various surgical options. Here are some examples:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/canthopexy-eyelid-corner-lift\/\">canthopexy <\/a>is a suspension at the outer corner of the eyelid.<\/li>\n<li>Scar correction<\/li>\n<li>Lower eyelid shortening (tarsoraphy)<\/li>\n<li>The position of the lacrimal puncta can be corrected by a spindle-shaped tissue reduction on the inside of the eyelid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mild ectropion does not usually cause any discomfort and is more of a cosmetic problem. If it is more severe, conjunctivitis can develop and patients complain of &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[47,203,205],"class_list":["post-39881","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-tag-auge","encyclopedia-tag-ektropium","encyclopedia-tag-herabsinken-des-unterlids"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/39881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=39881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}