Changes of Contralateral Eyelid Position after Unilateral Blepharoptosis Repair.
- Author:
Dong Min SHIN
1
;
Woo Jin JEUNG
;
Hee Bae AHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Contralateral eyelid position; Unilateral blepharoptosis
- MeSH: Blepharoptosis; Eye; Eyelids; Female; Humans; Male; Medical Records; Reflex
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2008;49(1):8-13
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- 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.
