Entropion is a condition in which an eyelash grows in the wrong direction, towards the eye. The ingrown eyelash can touch the eyeball and irritate the eyeball or the skin around the eye. This can lead to pain, redness, tearing, and corneal damage.

Epicanthus surgery is an eye plastic surgery method that can solve the problem of eyelashes rubbing against the cornea, often a complication from problems such as conjunctival scarring, orbicularis oculi spasm, tarsal deformity...

The term entropion describes the rolling of the eyelid margin into the eyeball, or the inward bending of part or all of the tarsal plate, pulling the lash line, eyelashes inward to touch the eyeball causing irritation. Entropion can occur in both adults and children. Read the article below to learn more about entropion in children and adults.