How do you fix entropion?

How do you fix entropion?

Your healthcare provider may treat entropion a number of ways. Common entropion treatments include eye drops, soft contact lenses, tape or stitches, Botox® and surgical entropion repair.

Lubricating eye drops

Lubricating your eye with ointment and artificial tears is important to provide moisture and relieve discomfort. This isn’t a long-term solution, though.

Soft contact lenses

Your healthcare provider might recommend wearing soft contact lenses to protect your eyes from irritation. Contact lenses act as a bandage to help ease your symptoms. They’re available with or without a vision prescription.

Tape or stitches

Tape can be used to reposition the eyelid temporarily. Or for a longer-lasting solution, your healthcare provider can numb your eyelid with local anesthesia and stitch it into a more favorable position. The resulting scar tissue can also help keep your eyelid turned outward for a few months. But in most cases, this isn’t a permanent fix.

Botox®

A small amount of a substance called botulinum toxin (commonly known as the brand-name Botox®) can be used to weaken your eyelid muscles that are causing your lid to turn in. This may be used every three to four months if surgery isn’t an option.

Entropion surgery

Surgery is usually performed to address the inward turning eyelid and return it to a normal position. These surgeries typically involve local anesthesia to numb your eyelid. Most people go home the same day as their surgery.

Surgical entropion repair methods include:

• Eyelid tightening. This procedure shortens your eyelid (called a lateral tarsal strip) to tighten your lid.
• Retractor reinsertion. This procedure is used to tighten your lid retractor (muscle that opens and closes your lid).