Treatment of paralytic lagophthalmos with gold weight implants covered by levator aponeurosis

• Published in: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 189
• Main Authors: Lessa, Sergio, Nanci, Marcelo, Sebastiá, Roberto, Flores, Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Blepharoplasty - adverse effects; Blepharoplasty - methods; Eyelid Diseases - etiology; Eyelid Diseases - physiopathology; Eyelid Diseases - surgery; Facial Paralysis - complications; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gold; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Prostheses and Implants - adverse effects; Treatment Outcome

To describe a technique to treat paralytic lagophthalmos and exposure keratitis with gold weight implants covered by levator aponeurosis. The authors studied a case series of 29 patients who underwent surgical treatment for paralytic lagophthalmos using the technique of gold weight implantation cove...