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Surgical Correction for Pediatric Epiblepharon and Trichiasis
Published on: July 8, 2025
[Surgical treatment of acquired myogenic eyelid ptosis]
E M Becerra1, G Blanco, Y Muiños
1Departamento de Oftalmología, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. emilianobecerra@hotmail.com
Objective:
To report the surgical outcome of aponeurosis surgery in patients with acquired myogenic eyelid ptosis and describe surgical guidelines for their correction.
Methods:
The clinical records of two patients with acquired myogenic eyelid ptosis after surgical correction were reviewed.
Results:
In two patients with acquired myogenic eyelid ptosis and barely good levator function, levator resection surgery was performed. Corneal complications appeared in both cases.
Conclusion:
Patients with acquired myogenic eyelid ptosis are at risk of post-operative surgical complications from corneal exposure. Surgical correction should be conservative and performed only when the visual axis is compromised.
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