Changes of Contralateral Eyelid Position after Unilateral Blepharoptosis Repair. |
Dong Min Shin, Woo Jin Jeung, Hee Bae Ahn |
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea. hbahn@dau.ac.kr |
단안 눈꺼풀처짐 교정술 후 반대쪽 눈꺼풀의 위치변화 |
신동민ㆍ정우진ㆍ안희배 |
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea |
Correspondence:
Dong Min Shin, M.D. |
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Abstract |
PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of unilateral blepharoptosis repair on contralateral eyelid position. METHODS: The medical records of 39 patients who had undergone unilateral blepharoptosis repair were reviewed for preoperative and postoperative margin reflex distance (MRD). RESULTS: Of the 39 patients, 28 (71.8%) had congenital ptosis and 11 (28.2%) revealed acquired ptosis. Twenty-two (56.4%) patients were male and 17 (43.6%) were female. Ages ranged from 3 to 55 years (mean 15.3+/-20.1 years). After unilateral blepharoptosis repair, the postoperative mean (+/-SD) change in MRD of nonoperated eye was -0.3+/-0.7 mm at week one, -0.3+/-0.6 mm at three months, and -0.2+/-0.7 mm at six months. CONCLUSIONS: After unilateral blepharoptosis repair, 35.9% of patients had a decrease in contralateral eyelid height at postoperative 3 months and amount of decrease was 0.2+/-0.7 mm. |
Key Words:
Contralateral eyelid position;Unilateral blepharoptosis |
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