“Careful measurements with a ruler or caliper should be taken and marked on the skin to determine the amount of tissue to be removed and the exact location of the incisions. This planning ahead will reduce the likelihood of iatrogenic ectropion in unaffected areas and the removal of too much tissue in affected ones.”

—Juliet R. Gionfriddo, DVM, MS, DACVO, and Julie Yeager, DVM

From Clinical Exposures: Palpebral reconstruction after entropion surgery in a dog