Tear function and ocular surface after Muller muscle-conjunctival resection

• Published in: Indian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 62; no. 5; pp. 654 - 655
• Main Authors: Uğurbaş, Suat Hayri, Alpay, Atilla, Bahadır, Burak, Uğurbaş, Sılay Cantürk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2014; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Blepharoplasty - adverse effects; Blepharoplasty - methods; Blepharoptosis - surgery; Brief Communications; Conjunctiva - surgery; Dry Eye Syndromes - etiology; Dry Eye Syndromes - metabolism; Eye; Humans; Lacrimal organs; Oculomotor Muscles - surgery; Physiological aspects; Postoperative Complications; Surgery; Tears - physiology
• ISSN: 0301-4738; 1998-3689
• DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.118428

Muller muscle-conjunctival resection (MCR) is a surgical technique to correct mild and moderate ptosis. In this study, tear function tests and ocular surface are evaluated in patients who underwent unilateral surgery. Sixteen patients with normal preoperative tear function who underwent unilateral MCR were evaluated prospectively. The fellow eyes of the patients were taken as the control group. A dry eye assessment questionnaire, Schirmer testing, tear film break-up time, fluorescein stain, Rose-Bengal stain, and conjunctival impression cytology were used to assess the tear film functions and ocular surface changes in the operated and non-operated eyes. There was no statistically significant difference in the tear function tests and goblet cell densities between the operated and non-operated eyes. The results indicate that an MCR procedure has no apparent effect on tear function tests and goblet cell density in patients with normal preoperative tear function.