Abstract
Background: The most prevalent cause of vision impairment and potential cause of
blindness is trachoma-induced corneal opacities. These may result from either a chronic
infection of the conjunctiva or from cicatricial entropion and trichiasis, which cause the
lashes to constantly brush against the cornea.
Subjects and Methods: It was a cross sectional study that included patients having
chronic trachoma presenting by corneal opacity associated with eyelid changes between
march to September 2022.
Aim of the study: to study the eyelid changes in trachoma patients presenting by corneal
opacity
Results: 50 patients were included in the study ,40% of the patients suffered from trichiasis
in the right eye, while 40% of the patients suffered from trichiasis in the left eye.
Thirty eight percent of the patients suffered from entropion in the right eye, while 42% of
the patients suffered from entropion in the left.
Conclusion: Patients with trachoma often have eyelid abnormalities that contribute to
corneal opacity; thus, surgical correction of entropion and trichiasis should be considered.
Keywords: Corneal opacity; eyelid; trachoma