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  • Entropion and Ectropion
  • Entropion is when the eyelid turns inward. It most commonly affects older adults. In this photo, the lower eyelid is turned inward, hiding the eyelashes.

    Image courtesy of the Ophthalmic Clinic of the Health Center of the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, via the Online Journal of Ophthalmology (www.onjoph.com).

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