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Entropión y triquiasis en ojo derecho en paciente femenino de 63 años de edad.
Autor
Burgos Jaramillo, Helen Liseth
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Resumen
This case study is of a 63-year-old female patient with entropion and trichiasis in the right eye. This was caused by trachoma, which affects the palpebral conjunctiva tissue. Trichiasis is a condition that occurs when the eyelashes are not in a normal position and are bent, heading towards the ocular surface. This situation generates discomfort in those who suffer from it and is an important cause of inflammation and irritation of the eye. The patient indicates that she feels a foreign body that bothers her, this causes her to rub her eyes and because of this she presents a laceration. We must take into account that trichiasis can cause irreversible damage to the cornea and studies have reported that it can cause blindness. The patient reports that she has ocular discomfort in the right eye, conjunctival redness, constant tearing and in recent weeks difficulty opening the eye. This case study is of a 63-year-old female patient with entropion and trichiasis in the right eye. This was caused by trachoma, which affects the palpebral conjunctiva tissue. Trichiasis is a condition that occurs when the eyelashes are not in a normal position and are bent, heading towards the ocular surface. This situation generates discomfort in those who suffer from it and is an important cause of inflammation and irritation of the eye. The patient indicates that she feels a foreign body that bothers her, this causes her to rub her eyes and because of this she presents a laceration. We must take into account that trichiasis can cause irreversible damage to the cornea and studies have reported that it can cause blindness. The patient reports that she has ocular discomfort in the right eye, conjunctival redness, constant tearing and in recent weeks difficulty opening the eye. El presente estudio de caso es de una paciente femenina de 63 años que presenta entropión y triquiasis en el ojo derecho. Esto fue causado por un tracoma, la cual afecta al tejido de la conjuntiva palpebral. La triquiasis es una afección que se genera cuando las pestañas no se encuentran en una posición normal y están dobladas, dirigiéndose a la superficie ocular. Esta situación genera molestias en quien la padece y es causa importante de inflamación e irritación del ojo. La paciente indica que siente un cuerpo extraño que le molesta, esto causa que se frote los ojos y a causa de esto presenta laceración. Debemos tomar en cuenta que la triquiasis puede causar daos irreversibles a la córnea y estudios han informado que puede llegar a causar ceguera. La paciente refiere que presenta molestias oculares en el ojo derecho, enrojecimiento conjuntival, lagrimeo constante y en las últimas semanas dificultad para abrir el ojo.