Management of Severe Congenital Blepharoptosis

Minia University15 enrolled

Overview

Frontalis sling surgery was carried out using Ptose-up under general anaesthesia for patients with severe congenital ptosis.

Frontalis sling surgery was carried out using Ptose-up for patients with severe congenital ptosis in 23 eyes of 15 patients and they followed up for at least 6 months to detect the success rate and if there is any postoperative complications.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Blepharoptosis

Interventions

Ptosis surgeryPROCEDURE

Frontalis sling surgery using pose-up and Wright's fascia-lata needle

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 11 MonthsMax age: 9 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Severe congenital blepharoptosis * Poor levator muscle function * No previous ptosis surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with Jaw winking phenomenon * Blepharophimosis syndrome * Congenital myasthenia

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine

Minya, Minya Governorate, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Improvement of ptosis

The average marginal reflex distance was improved from -0.8 mm preoperative to +2.73 mm after 3 months

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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