Hyaluronic acid gel injection for dysthyroid upper eyelid retraction in Asian patients
| Autor: | Stephanie Ming, Young, Jeong Hee, Kim, Yoon-Duck, Kim, Virongron, Karnsiritanont, Stephanie S, Lang, Kyung In, Woo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Orbit. :1-8 |
| ISSN: | 1744-5108 0167-6830 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01676830.2022.2117385 |
| Popis: | To evaluate the role of hyaluronic acid (HA) filler injection in the management of upper eyelid retraction (UER) in thyroid eye disease (TED).Retrospective interventional series of all patients with TED who had undergone HA injection, from February 2011 to April 2013 by a single surgeon (Y-DK) in a tertiary medical institution. Outcome measures: Mean margin reflex distance 1 (MRD1) pre- and post-filler.There was a total of 13 patients and 17 eyes included in the study. The injection dosage for 15 eyes was 0.5 ml, one patient had 0.35cc on the right eye and 0.65cc on the left eye. Mean MRD1 at presentation was 6.21 mm. There was a mean decrease in MRD1 of 2.01 mm (Transconjunctival HA injection is an effective treatment option for TED-related UER in both active and inactive TED patients in an East Asian population, with a potentially long-lasting effect. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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