Surgical treatment for medically refractory myasthenic blepharoptosis

Surgical treatment for medically refractory myasthenic blepharoptosis

PURPOSE Currently, only a few reports have recommended surgery as a suitable treatment for blepharoptosis associated with myasthenia gravis. The present study aims to introduce our surgical criteria, surgical options, outcomes, and precautions for medically refractory myasthenic blepharoptosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eight patients who failed to respond to at least 2 years of medical treatment ...

Surgical treatment outcome of medically refractory huge giant papillary conjunctivitis

Purpose To compare the surgical outcome of excision of giant papillae with and without amniotic membrane in a patient with bilateral medically refractory giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC). Observations 27-year-old Chinese lady presented with bilateral itchy eyes, discomfort and fullness of upper lids for past two years. She was a long-term contact lens user but stopped completely 2 years a...

Surgical treatment of congenital blepharoptosis

Received for publication 03/02/2014 Accepted for publicatin 23/03/2014. A blefaroptose é o posicionamento inadequado da pálpebra superior, estando abaixo de sua posição normal na posição primária do olhar, a qual seria 0,5 – 2mm abaixo do limbo superior. Pode causar bloqueio parcial ou completo do campo visual superior, além do comprometimento estético. As causas são categorizadas em congênitas...

Is surgical intervention safe and effective in the treatment of myasthenic blepharoptosis? A multicenter survey in Japan.

neurological centers constituting the Japan MG Registry Study Group. All of the patients were interviewed about the clinical features of their MG and whether they had undergone blepharoptosis surgery. A total of 19 patients (2.8%; 7 men, 12 women; mean age: 65.7 years) had undergone blepharoptosis surgery, and were further evaluated by using a questionnaire. Questions regarding the timing of th...

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