Abstract:increase the ocular surface exposure and worsen the inflammation. The included patients in our series had severe cicatricial entropion with limbal stem cell deficiency and persistent dryness with an increased risk of ocular inflammation. Hence, caution should be exercised in chronic cicatrizing conjunctivitis eyes for procedures like blepharoplasty or supratrasal fixation and instead use mucous membrane grafting (MMG) over the bare tarsus to prevent the downward sliding of tissues.Ghahvehchian et al. further s… Show more
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