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Symptoms and Concerns

Eyelid Turning Inward or Outward

An eyelid that rolls inward or pulls away from the eye can interfere with lubrication, closure, tear drainage, and corneal protection.

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Why evaluation matters

One Symptom Can Have Different Contributors

Entropion turns the eyelid inward and can bring lashes or skin against the eye. Ectropion turns the eyelid outward and may expose the surface or move the tear opening away from the tear lake. The specific combination of laxity, scarring, weakness, and tissue position determines the appropriate treatment.

Possible contributors

  • Age-related eyelid laxity
  • Scarring after surgery, trauma, inflammation, or skin change
  • Facial nerve weakness or reduced eyelid muscle tone
  • A mass, tissue weight, or less common congenital factor

When routine scheduling is not appropriate

Increasing pain, marked light sensitivity, inability to close the eye, or reduced vision may indicate surface injury and warrants prompt eye evaluation.

Related Care Pathways

These procedure pages explain possible care pathways. The appropriate next step depends on the diagnosis, examination, goals, and urgency.

Entropion and Ectropion Repair

Treatment planning for an eyelid that turns inward or outward and no longer protects or lubricates the eye normally.

What to know

Tearing and Blocked Tear Ducts

Evaluation of persistent tearing to identify eyelid, ocular-surface, or tear-drainage causes.

What to know

Clinical references

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This page provides general education, not a diagnosis or treatment recommendation. Seek urgent care for sudden or severe eye, vision, or neurologic symptoms.

Your next step

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