Ocular and adnexal complications of unilateral orbital advancement for plagiocephaly
G. R. Diamond, J. A. Katowitz, L. A. Whitaker, T. A. Bersani, S. P. Bartlett and M. G. Welsh
Strabismus, ptosis, lateral canthal dystopia, nasolacrimal obstruction, and
cranial nerve palsy were noted preoperatively in 32%, 21%, 14%, 12%, and 9%
of 34 patients, respectively, undergoing ophthalmologic evaluation prior to
unilateral orbital advancement for plagiocephaly. Thirty-two percent of the
patients had normal preoperative ocular and adnexal examination results.
Ptosis, strabismus, and amblyopia were frequently acquired postoperative
abnormalities in 29%, 18%, and 18% of the patients, respectively.
Forty-four percent of the patients had no new abnormalities following
craniofacial surgery.
