Surgical Correction of Congenital Epiblepharon: Lower Eyelid Crease Reforming Technique.

Jeong, Sang Ki; Park, Hyoung Joon; Ma, Yang Rae

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(1):8-11.
Published online January 1, 2000.

Surgical Correction of Congenital Epiblepharon: Lower Eyelid Crease Reforming Technique.

Sang Ki Jeong, Hyoung Joon Park, Yang Rae Ma

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicien, Chonnam National University.

선천 덧눈꺼풀의 수술적 교정 : 하안검 주름 형성술

정상기(Sang Ki Jeong),박형준(Hyoung Joon Park),마양래(Yang Rae Ma)

Abstract

Epiblepharon is a commonly encountered congenital anomaly in Asian infants and children. It causes symptoms of ocular irritation and inferior punctate corneal epithelial erosion. Surgical correction may be needed if ocular irritation symptom and corneal pathology persist with age. A series of 185 lower eyelid epiblepharon in 98 Korean children underwent lower eyelid crease reforming technique. Surgical treatment included excision of redundant skin and pretarsal orbicularis muscle with lid everting suture by anastomosis of the subcutaneous tissue and inferior tarsal border including capsulopalpebral fascia. With a minimum follow-up of 12 months, a total of 37 [20%]eyelids developed recurrence of cilia touch, and then 9 [4.8%]eye-lids needed further surgery.

Key Words: Epiblepharon;Lower eyelid crease reforming technique