Adjustable suture technique for levator recession
J. J. Woog, M. E. Hartstein and J. Hoenig
New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., USA.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an adjustable suture technique is
clinically useful in levator recession surgery. DESIGN: Consecutive
clinical series. SETTING: Inpatient hospital and ambulatory surgical
center. PARTICIPANTS: Ten patients who were undergoing levator recession
surgical procedures for correction of eyelid retraction constituted the
group of subjects of this study. OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcome measures
included margin-reflex distance and palpebral fissure measurements.
RESULTS: Postoperative margin-reflex distance and palpebral fissure
measurements were within 0.5 mm of the desired eyelid position in 10 or 14
procedures and within 1 mm of the desired position in 12 of 14 procedures.
CONCLUSION: Adjustable sutures may be a useful adjunct in levator recession
surgery.
