Surgieal Correction of Overcorrected Blepharoptosis.
- Author:
Myung Hee KIM
1
;
Hi Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Keon Yang Medical Foundation Kim's Eye Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Overcorrected blepharoptosis;
levator recession
- MeSH:
Blepharoptosis*;
Humans
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1991;32(4):255-261
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The surgical treatments of blepharoptosis by resection of the levator palpebrae superioris(LPS) muscle and levator aponeurotic repair, Fasanella-Servat procedure have occasionally complication like as overcorrection, especially in acquired cases. The recession of levator palpebrae superioris(LPS) muscle (anterior recession and posterior tenotomy) and/or marginal myotomy had been performed on 6 overcorrected blepharoptotic patients from November, 1987 to July, 1990 in Keon Yang medical foundation and the results were satisfactory.
