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Trichiasis
Trichiasis
is a medical term for ingrown eyelashes. This can be caused by infection,
inflammation, autoimmune conditions, and trauma such as burns or eyelid
injury.
Standard treatment involves destruction of the affected eyelashes
with electrology, specialized laser, or surgery.
Trichiasis in dogs is hair from the eyelid growing in the wrong
direction and rubbing on the eye, causing irritation. It usually occurs
at the lateral upper eyelid, especially in the English Cocker Spaniel.
Trichiasis also refers to hair from a nasal fold rubbing on the eye. This
type of trichiasis can be flattened by rubbing petroleum jelly onto it,
but surgery is sometimes necessary for permanent correction.
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