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1513540

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a tarsorrhaphy technique whereby an ipsilateral upper-eyelid tarsal pillar is sutured to a corresponding lower-eyelid recipient site. This technique allows maintenance of a narrowed interpalpebral fissure indefinitely, yet is easy to reverse without incurring lid-margin damage. Additionally, the procedure can be adjusted postoperatively to either narrow or widen the initial surgical result. We report our combined surgical experience in 35 consecutive procedures using this technique to treat eyes with exposure-related keratopathy of varied etiology, including facial nerve palsies, combined facial nerve palsy and trigeminal neuropathy with an anesthetic cornea, Graves' disease, congenital craniofacial anomalies, and severe keratitis sicca syndrome. The procedure was successful in improving exposure keratopathy symptoms in all 35 cases. Complications, reflecting the authors' learning curve with this new procedure, included intermarginal pyogenic granulomas, stretching of the tarsal pillar, minor lower-eyelid-margin eversion, and tarsal pillar dehiscence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-023X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
418-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The tarsal pillar technique for narrowing and maintenance of the interpalpebral fissure.
pubmed:affiliation
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Fla.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports