Tarsal fracture operation in cicatricial entropion.

Background: Cicatricial entropion is a common eyelid condition encountered by ophthalmologists. There is a variety of procedures to correct this condition, in which tarsal fracture procedure is one of them. However, recurrence has been a problem and success rate should be calculated.

Material And Method: This retrospective non-comparative interventional case series on patients with cicatricial entropion corrected by tarsal fracture technique was conducted at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between 2003 and 2007. The success rate was evaluated.

Results: Most patients were female (81%) with the mean age of 62.2 (SD 20.1) years old. The success rate of tarsal fracture was 74.2%. After the reoperations of the recurrent cases, the success rate reached up to 87.1%.

Conclusion: Tarsal fracture is a simple, quickly-performed, and less time-consuming procedure. It should be considered as an initial operation for cicatricial entropion.