Inferior Rectus Muscle Thermal Injury Following Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty Using Carbon Dioxide Laser

Hee Young Choi1, Seung Ahn Yang2, Jung Hyo Ahn2

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute Pusan National University Hospital, Busan.

Summary

Laser blepharoplasty can cause inferior rectus muscle damage, leading to persistent vertical diplopia. Surgical correction involving muscle transposition improved alignment but did not fully restore eye movement.