Result of ptosis surgery.

ABSTRACT

The authors retrospectively studied patients undergoing ptosis surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, Siriraj Hospital, from January 1986 to December 1990. A total of 123 follow-up cases were analyzed, 60 males there were 29 bilateral (23.6%), 16 reoperation (13%) and 95 congenital (77.2%) cases. The type of operations performed were 61 frontalis sling (49.6%), 56 levator resection (45.5%), and six other operation (4.9%). The mean times of follow-up and change in lid height were 14.8+27.3 and 11.6+23.7 weeks, respectively. Post-operative results at the last available visit were 95 successful cases (77.2%). Fifty-five cases of post-operative complications were found (44.7%), undercorrections being the most common (49.1%).