Clinical Evaluation of Ptosis after Peribulbar Anesthesia.

Uhm, Seung Lyong; Kim, Jae Do; Kim, Jae Ho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(1):23-28.
Published online January 1, 1992.

Clinical Evaluation of Ptosis after Peribulbar Anesthesia.

Seung Lyong Uhm, Jae Do Kim, Jae Ho Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

Peribulbar 마취후에 발생한 안검하수의 임상적 분석

엄승룡(Seung Lyong Uhm),김재도(Jae Do Kim),김재호(Jae Ho Kim)

Abstract

We evaluated ten ptotic eyes of two hundred thirty eight eyes which had a peri bulbar anesthesia in aspects of sex, age and type of operation. Also we clinically evaluated the degree of ptosis, the function of levator muscle and postoperative interval to recovery of ptosis. The results were as follows: 1. Ptosis developed in 10 eyes (4.2%). Sex distribution was 8 females (80.0%) and 2 males (20.0%), and age distribution was from 44 to 83 years old. 2. At the postoperative 1 day, the most common degree of ptosis was severe form (60.0%), followed by mild form (30.0%) and moderate form (10.0%). In the function of levator muscle, 5 eyes (60.0%) were fair, followed by poor (30.0%) and good (20.0%). 3. The postopertive interval to recovery of ptosis was from 2 to 60 days, and then 5 eyes (50.0%) were Group II, followed by Group I (30.0%) and Group Ill (20.0%).

Key Words: Degree of ptosis;Levator muscle function;Peribulbar anesthesia;Ptosis