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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 29;34(4):324-327.
doi: 10.4103/1319-4534.322620. eCollection 2020 Oct-Dec.

Congenital bilateral upper lid eversion

Faten Almajed  1 , Hamad M Alsulaiman  2 , Nada AlMadhi  3 , Silvana A Schellini  4 , Gorka Sesma  5
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Congenital bilateral upper lid eversion

Faten Almajed et al. Saudi J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

We report two healthy Saudi newborns with congenital bilateral upper lid eversion evolving with good outcome using conservative treatment. The current literature including epidemiology, clinical characteristics, possible etiologic factors, and treatment was reviewed.

Keywords: Congenital ectropion; conjunctival chemosis; upper lid eversion.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Left, the pronounced appearance of bilateral upper lid eversion and conjunctival chemosis overlying yellowish mucoid discharge and occluding the lid fissure. (b) Right, the same child after 2 days of clinical treatment with total regression of the condition
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) At presentation with severe bilateral upper eyelids eversion with bilateral chemosis worse on the left side. (b) 2 days after presentation with resolution of the eyelid eversion and persistence of upper eyelid swelling and redness in the right side with reduction in the amount of chemosis in the left side. (c) 5 days after the presentation with complete resolution of bilateral of upper eyelid eversion and chemosis
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