Frontalis Sling Operation Using Silicone Rod Compared with Preserved Fascia Lata for Congenital Ptosis. A Three-Year Follow-up Study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Lee, Min Joung ^a   Oh, Joo Youn ^a   Choung, Ho Kyung ^b   Kim, Nam Ju ^c   Sung, Mi Sun ^a   Khwarg, Sang In ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SURGERY; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FRONTALIS SLING OPERATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLEPHAROPLASTY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57949107364     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.08.049     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Nerrad J.A. Oculoplastic Surgery (2001), Mosby, St Louis, MO 157-192 The Requisites in Ophthalmology. Krachmer JH, series ed
2. Tyers A.G., and Collin J.R.O. Colour Atlas of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. 2nd ed. (2001), Butterworth-Heinemann Inc, Boston 133-172
3. Crawford J.S. Frontalis sling operation. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 19 (1982) 253-255
4. Crawford J.S. Recent trends in ptosis surgery. Ann Ophthalmol 7 (1975) 1263-1267
5. Wasserman B., Sprunger D.T., and Helveston E.M. Comparison of materials used in frontalis suspension. Arch Ophthalmol 119 (2001) 687-691
6. Wagner R., Mauriello Jr. J.A., Nelson L.B., et al. Treatment of congenital ptosis with frontalis suspension: a comparison of suspensory materials. Ophthalmology 91 (1984) 245-248
7. Crawford J.S. Repair of ptosis using frontalis muscle and fascia lata. Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 60 (1956) 672-678
8. Beyer C.K., and Albert D.M. The use and the fate of fascia lata and sclera in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. Ophthalmology 88 (1981) 869-886
9. Spoor T., and Kwitko G.M. Blepharoptosis repair by fascia lata suspension with direct tarsal and frontalis fixation. Am J Ophthalmol 15 (1990) 314-317
10. Esmaeli B., Chung H., and Pashby R.C. Long-term results of frontalis suspension using irradiated, banked fascia lata. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 14 (1998) 159-163
11. Hersh D., Martin F.J., and Rowe N. Comparison of silastic and banked fascia lata in pediatric frontalis suspension. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 43 (2006) 212-218
12. Carter S., Meecham W.J., and Seiff S.R. Silicone frontalis slings for the correction of blepharoptosis: indications and efficacy. Ophthalmology 103 (1996) 623-630
13. Bernardini F., de Conciliis C., and Devoto M.P. Frontalis suspension sling using a silicone rod in patients affected by myogenic blepharoptosis. Orbit 21 (2002) 195-198
14. Mehta P., Patel P., and Olver J.M. Functional results and complications of Mersilene mesh use for frontalis suspension ptosis surgery. Br J Ophthalmol 88 (2004) 361-364
15. Bajaj M., Sastry S.S., Ghose S., et al. Evaluation of polytetrafluoroethylene suture for frontalis suspension as compared to polybutylate-coated braided polyester. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 32 (2004) 415-419
16. Liu D. Blepharoptosis correction with frontalis suspension using a Supramid sling: duration of effect. Am J Ophthalmol 128 (1999) 772-773
17. Ben Simon G.J., Macedo A.A., Schwarcz R.M., et al. Frontalis suspension for upper eyelid ptosis: evaluation of different surgical designs and suture material. Am J Ophthalmol 140 (2005) 877-885
18. Tillett C.W., and Tillett G.M. Silicone sling in the correction of ptosis. Am J Ophthalmol 62 (1966) 521-523
19. Leone Jr. C.R., Shore J.W., and Van Gemert J.V. Silicone rod frontalis sling for the correction of blepharoptosis. Ophthalmic Surg 12 (1981) 881-887
20. Older J.J., and Dunne P.B. Silicone slings for the correction of ptosis associated with progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Ophthalmic Surg 15 (1984) 379-381
21. Crawford J.S. Repair of ptosis using frontalis muscle and fascia lata: a 20-year review. Ophthalmic Surg 8 (1977) 31-40
22. Goldberger S., Conn H., and Lemor M. Double rhomboid silicone rod frontalis suspension. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 7 (1991) 48-53
23. Katowitz J.A. Frontalis suspension in congenital ptosis using a polyfilament, cable-type suture. Arch Ophthalmol 97 (1979) 1659-1663
24. Manners R.M., Tyers A.G., and Morris R.J. The use of Prolene as a temporary suspensory material for brow suspension in young children. Eye 8 (1994) 346-348