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Eyelid ectropion is present when the lid margin is displaced outward from the ocular surface. This eyelid malposition is commonly encountered in clinical practice and generally affects the lower eyelid. The etiologies of eyelid ectropion include involutional, cicatricial, paralytic, mechanical, and congenital disorders; however, multifactorial causes are frequently present.

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  1. Washington University in St. Louis, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Steven M. Couch & Philip L. Custer

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  1. Oculofacial Plastic Surgeons of Georgia, Suwanee, GA, USA

    J. Javier Servat

  2. Consultants in Ophthalmic and Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C., Southfield, MI, USA

    Evan H. Black

  3. Beaumont Eye Institute, William Beaumont School of Medicine of Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Frank A. Nesi

  4. Consultants in Ophthalmic and Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C., Southfield, MI, USA

    Geoffrey J. Gladstone

  5. San Antonio Military Medical Center/Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Christopher J. Calvano

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Couch, S.M., Custer, P.L. (2021). Ectropion. In: Servat, J.J., Black, E.H., Nesi, F.A., Gladstone, G.J., Calvano, C.J. (eds) Smith and Nesi’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41720-8_9

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