ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the ocular adnexa or orbit
Disorders of eyelid or peri-ocular area
9A03 — Acquired malposition of eyelid
9A03.1 — Entropion of eyelid
9A03.12 — Senile entropion of eyelid

ICD-11 9A03.12 — Senile entropion of eyelid

This is a senile condition in which the eyelid (usually the lower lid) folds inward. It is very uncomfortable, as the eyelashes constantly rub against the cornea and irritate it. Entropion is usually caused by genetic factors and very rarely it may be congenital when an extra fold of skin grows with the lower eyelid (epiblepharon). Entropion can also create secondary pain of the eye (leading to self trauma, scarring of the eyelid, or nerve damage).

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.