My father has this as well. Our ophthalmologist.explained the same situation that Mincemeat cites. He too advised use of dry eye drops as well as a soft, moist, warm cloth to clean the secretions that become hard on the eyelids. I don't rub; I just put the cloth on to soften the secretions.
And it does get worse and more unsettling in appearance as the skin continues to separate and eventually more area around the eyelid becomes red.
This is called "ectropian" sp? It is common in the very elderly as the elasticity of the skin around the eye has lost it's elasticity. Make sure you have some moistening eye drops to keep the eyes from feeling dry.
And it does get worse and more unsettling in appearance as the skin continues to separate and eventually more area around the eyelid becomes red.
But questions like this are really for your father's hospice team. I hope they'll be able to help and make sure he is comfortable.