J J Woog1, M E Hartstein, J Hoenig. 1. New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an adjustable suture technique is clinically useful in levator recession surgery. DESIGN: Consecutive clinical series. SETTING: Inpatient hospital and ambulatory surgical center. PARTICIPANTS: Ten patients who were undergoing levator recession surgical procedures for correction of eyelid retraction constituted the group of subjects of this study. OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcome measures included margin-reflex distance and palpebral fissure measurements. RESULTS: Postoperative margin-reflex distance and palpebral fissure measurements were within 0.5 mm of the desired eyelid position in 10 or 14 procedures and within 1 mm of the desired position in 12 of 14 procedures. CONCLUSION: Adjustable sutures may be a useful adjunct in levator recession surgery.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an adjustable suture technique is clinically useful in levator recession surgery. DESIGN: Consecutive clinical series. SETTING: Inpatient hospital and ambulatory surgical center. PARTICIPANTS: Ten patients who were undergoing levator recession surgical procedures for correction of eyelid retraction constituted the group of subjects of this study. OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcome measures included margin-reflex distance and palpebral fissure measurements. RESULTS: Postoperative margin-reflex distance and palpebral fissure measurements were within 0.5 mm of the desired eyelid position in 10 or 14 procedures and within 1 mm of the desired position in 12 of 14 procedures. CONCLUSION: Adjustable sutures may be a useful adjunct in levator recession surgery.