Correction of Severe Traditional Medication-induced Lower Lid Ectropion: A case report

Abstract

SUMMARY Introduction:The medical and surgical management of lower lid ectropion induced by the instillation of traditional eye medication in a middle-aged Nigerian woman is described . The patient was blind in both eyes as a result of severe pan-ophthalmitis and phthisis bulbi; a floppy ectropion in the left eye required autograft correction. The medical and surgical management is described.