Aetiology and surgical treatment of childhood blepharoptosis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1282-1286

  Lee, Vickie ^a   Konrad, H ^a   Bunce, C ^a   Nelson, C ^a   Collin, J R O ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036828262     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.11.1282     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Federeci TJ, Meyer DR, Lininger LL. Correlation of the vision related functional impairment associated with blepharoptosis and the impact of blepharoptosis surgery. Ophthalmology 1999;106:1705-12.
2. Anderson RL, Baumgarter SA. Amblyopia in ptosis. Arch Ophthalmol 1980;98:1068-9.
3. Freuh HR. The mechanistic classification of ptosis. Ophthalmology 1980;87:1019-21.
4. Berke RN, Wadsworth JAC. Histology of the levator muscle in congenital and acquired ptosis. Arch Ophthamol 1955;53:413-28.
5. Collin JRO. Complications of ptosis surgery and their management. J Roy Soc Med 1979;72:25-6.
6. Anderson RL, Jordan DR, Dutton JJ. Whitnall's sling for poor function ptosis. Arch Ophthalmol 1990;108:1628-32.
7. Mauriello JA, Wagner RS, Caputo AR, et al. Treatment of congenital ptosis by maximal levator resection. Ophthalmology 1985;93:466-9.
8. Collin JRO. A ptosis repair of aponeurotic defects by the posterior approach. Br J Ophthalmol 1979;63:586-90.
9. Tyers AG, Collin JRO. Colour Atlas of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. 1st Ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1995:131-48.
10. Crawford JS. Repair of ptosis using using frontalis muscle and fascia lata. Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otololaryngol 1956;60:672-8.
11. Downes RN, Collin JRO. The mersilene mesh sling - A new concept in ptosis surgery. Br J Ophthalmol 1989;73:498-501
12. Fox SA. Congenital ptosis II. Frontalis sling. J Pediatr Ophthalmol 1966;3:25-8.
13. Manners RM, Rosser P, Collin JRO. Levator transposition procedure. A review of 35 cases. Eye 1996;10:539-94.
14. Lemagne JM, Brucher JM, Michiels J. Clinical biochemical and histological results of levator muscle transposition for ptosis in Cynomolgus monkeys. Orbit 1985;4:141-6.
15. Lemagne JM. Transposition of the levator muscle and its reinnervation. Eye 1988;2:189-92.
16. Beard C. The surgical treatment of blepharoptosis: A quantitative approach. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1966;64:401-87.
17. Berke RN, Huckensack NJ. Results of resection of the levator muscle through a skin incision in congenital ptosis. Am Arch Ophthalmol 1959;61:177-201.
18. Carraway JH. Cosmetic and functional considerations in ptosis surgery. The elusive "perfect" result. Clin Plast Surg 1988;15:185-93.
19. Linberg JV, Vasquez RJ, Chao GM. Aponeurotic ptosis repair under local anaesthesia. Ophthalmology 1988;95:1046-52.
20. Collin JRO, O'Donnell BA. Adjustable sutures in eyelid surgery for ptosis and lid retraction. Br J Ophthalmol 1994;78:167-74.
21. Tucker SM, Verhulst SJ. Stabilisation of eyelid height after aponeurosis ptosis repair. Ophthalmology 1999;106:517-22.
22. Putterman AM, Urist MJ. A simplified levator palpebrae superioris muscle recession to treat overcorrected blepharoptosis. Am J Ophthalmol 1974;7:358-66.
23. Wagner RS, Mauriello JA, Nelson RB, et al. Treatment of congenital ptosis with frontalis suspension. Ophthalmology 1984;91:245-8.
24. Crawford JS. Repair of ptosis using frontalis muscle and fascia lata: A 20 year review. Ophthalmic Surg 1977;8:31-40.
25. Katowitz JA. Frontalis suspension in congenital ptosis using a polyfilament cable type suture. Arch Ophthalmol 1979;97:1659-63.
26. Khwarg SI, Tarbet KJ, Dortzbach RK, et al. Management of moderate to severe Marcus Gunn jaw-winking ptosis. Ophthalmology 1999;106:1191-6.