What are the complications of trichiasis?

⑴ conjunctival inflammation: due to repeated stimulation of the eyelashes conjunctiva and cornea, so conjunctivitis is more difficult to cure, often easy to repeated attacks, tears, secretions often appear. If the conjunctival inflammation repeated and long-term unhealed, and some patients even appear conjunctival scar, a few will appear local symblepharon.

⑵ corneal changes: trichiasis can cause corneal epithelial punctate or diffuse injury, corneal epithelial shedding, corneal opacities, corneal pannus, corneal epithelial keratosis, corneal ulcers, corneal leukoplakia, and thus affect vision.

⑶ other: In addition to corneal lesions affect vision, the inverted eyelashes sometimes cause astigmatism can also affect the vision, in children if the astigmatism is obvious, then a small part can also cause amblyopia.