Analisis Kejadian Abrasi Kornea pada Pasien dengan Trikiasis Akibat Entropion

Trichiasis is a condition of abnormal growth of eyelashes that results in scraping of the eyelashes on the corneal surface; therefore, ulceration or abrasion of the corneal can occur. One of the causes of trichiasis is entropion that can occur involutionally due to aging process. This study was aimed to obtain the correlation between incidence of corneal abrasion and trichiasis due to entropion. This was a prospective and analytical study. Subjects were elderly people at Panti Werdha Senja Cerah (nursing home) and elderly patients who visited the North Sulawesi Province Eye Hospital during September to November 2019. The result showed that there were 30 subjects with involutional entropion that reached the peak at interval of 75-79 years old. Elderly females were predominant as many as 20 people (67%). Corneal abrasion was found in 4 subjects (13%) with trichiasis due to entropion. The chi-square test of the correlation between trichiasis due to entropion and corneal abrasion obtain a p-value of 0.030 (p