Surgical treatment of congenital anophthalmia.
- Author:
Jia-ping YU
1
;
Mao-ji CAI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Anophthalmos; surgery; Blepharoplasty; Blepharoptosis; congenital; surgery; Cartilage; transplantation; Facial Muscles; surgery; Humans; Oculomotor Muscles; surgery; Orbit; surgery; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Surgical Flaps; Treatment Outcome
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2003;19(3):188-189
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigates the surgical treatment for congenital anophthalmia.
METHODSThe operation was performed in two steps. At first, the orbit was enlarged and the tarsus was reconstructed with cartilage transplantation. At the second step, blepharoptosis was corrected with levator shortening or frontalis muscle suspension.
RESULTSFive cases have been treated successfully with this method and satisfactory results were obtained.
CONCLUSIONOrbit amplification and tarsus reconstruction along with ptosis correction is an effective treatment for anophthalmia both aesthetically and functionally.
