Contents:
- Medical Video: 11 Signs of Health Problems Hidden On Your Face
- What causes trikiasis?
- What are the symptoms that can be caused by this condition?
- So, how to overcome it?
Medical Video: 11 Signs of Health Problems Hidden On Your Face
What does it feel if your eyelashes that should grow outward actually actually grow inward, which is towards the eyeball? Although it sounds strange, but this condition is very likely to occur. In medical terms, ingrown eyelashes are called trikiasis.
Trikiasis will make your eyes feel like needles. Not infrequently, this will cause pain to irritation. Even if not treated properly, it can cause severe eye damage.
So what causes eyelashes to grow inward and how to overcome them? Find out the answers in this article.
What causes trikiasis?
Eyelashes grow inward including rare conditions. Sometimes doctors don't find the reason why a person's eyelashes can grow in the wrong way. This condition is called idiopathic. That is when the eyes look healthy, but the lashes tend to grow inward.
Generally trikiasis can occur because of it eye infection, inflammation of the eyelids, condition autoimmune and trauma due to injury. The following are some of the conditions that improve someone's risk of trikiasis:
- Blepharitis. Conditions that can cause infection and swelling of the eyelids and squint eyes. If this happens, the hair follicles can grow misguided and cause trikiasis.
- Entropion. The eyelid loses its elasticity or sagging so that it forms folds inward which causes the eyelashes to grow vertically. Usually this condition is more common in adults due to age factors.
- Injuryif the eyelids are torn or injured, causing the position of the lashes to change and grow inward. This can occur as a result of surgery to repair the injured eyelid.
- Distichiasis, rows of extra lashes on the eyelids, where one or both can bend towards the eyeball.
Trikiasis is more common in adults, but children can also experience it. In fact, some people can be born with the condition of eyelashes that grow inward. While some other people can experience this condition because the habit of rubbing the eyes too tightly makes the eyelashes into the eyeball.
What are the symptoms that can be caused by this condition?
Those who experience trikiasis often complain of symptoms such as:
- Red eye
- Watery eyes
- Blurred vision
- Pain around the eyes
- Want to always scratch the eyes because they feel there are grains of sand stuck around his eyeball.
Eyelashes that grow in this direction will cause eyelashes to stick to the conjunctiva and cornea. As a result, this will cause a feeling of discomfort such as pain, even irritation.
If this irritation occurs for a long time it will cause corneal abrasion. Inflammation and loss of vision (blurred vision) can also occur due to this condition.
So, how to overcome it?
Although rare, but the good news is there are many ways to deal with trikiasis.
- Artificial tears and ointments. Lubrication using artificial tears and ointment is the first step to reduce irritation due to friction of eyelashes before being severe.
- Pull out the lashes. The doctor will use a small forceps to remove the ingrown lashes. Then, the doctor will give dope right on the patient's eyeball and pull the lashes from the follicle. This is one of the most common ways that doctors treat trikiasis without causing pain. However, this procedure is only temporary.
- Operation. There are three ways you can do it. First is ablation, this operation is done by laser to remove the eyelashes and hair follicles. The second is electrolysis, the technique of removing eyelashes using electricity. Finally, cryosurgery, the technique of removing eyelashes by freezing the lashes and then destroying them.
