Total levator aponeurosis resection for primary congenital ptosis with very poor levator function.
| Autor: | Al-Mujaini A; Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine and Health Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate Oman., Wali UK |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Oman journal of ophthalmology [Oman J Ophthalmol] 2010 Sep; Vol. 3 (3), pp. 122-5. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0974-620X.71886 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of total levator aponeurosis resection in patients with very poor levator function secondary to primary congenital ptosis. Design: A retrospective, noncomparative single-institutional study was designed. Participants: Seven patients with very poor levator function secondary to primary congenital ptosis operated between May 2008 and May 2010 by one surgeon (AM). Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of seven patients with congenital ptosis evaluating eyelid elevation following total levator aponeurosis resection. End result is improvement of the eyelid elevation. Conclusion: Total levator aponeurosis resection is easy and effective tool in elevating the eyelid in patients with very poor levator function secondary to primary congenital ptosis. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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