Surgery of Ptosis

Ptosis after glaucoma surgery

PURPOSE Evaluate factors contributing to ptosis after glaucoma surgery. METHODS Three-year retrospective chart review from January 1, 2012, to January 1, 2015, 157 eyes, 3 surgeons, at Boston Medical Center, to determine the incidence of ptosis and the effects of each variable contributing to ptosis at 3 months after surgery. Each variable was analyzed using the chi-square or independent samp...

The History of Ptosis Surgery

A.J. Cohen and D.A. Weinberg (eds.), Evaluation and Management of Blepharoptosis, DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-92855-5_2, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract From an inexact origin of trial and error, blepharoptosis surgery has become a scientific art. The arc of its technical development parallels that of anatomical discoveries and surgical materials. Approaches have varied, as have ...

Microincision aponeurotic ptosis surgery of upper lid.

The paper is a prospective study of 23 lids of 20 patients with upper lid aponeurotic ptosis operated using microincision technique in period 2005-2008. There were 7 males and 13 females. Age of the patients was 28-83 years (y), average 61 +/- 17 y, for female 63 +/- 13.4 y and for male 61 +/- 19 y. Inclusion criteria were: aponeurotic upper lid ptosis more than 2 mm, no other lid abnormalities...

Ptosis and Strabismus Surgery Performed Simultaneously.

Ptosis following cataract and trabeculectomy surgery.

A prospective study was carried out to estimate the incidence and severity of ptosis following cataract extraction and trabeculectomy. A postoperative ptosis of 2 mm or more was found in 6.2% of all cases. In this series the incidence of ptosis following surgery under local anaesthesia was greater than that under general anaesthesia. The aetiology and management of this complication are discussed.