Orbital widening syndrome: etiology and therapeutic approaches / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the etiology,therapeutic approaches and prognosis of orbital hypertelorism.Methods Clinical data of 23 cases were summarized with review ot the literature.Results All operations provided satisfactory cosmetic effects.All the patients were followed up for 6 months to 5 years,and no recurrence were observed.Conclusions A good cosmetic effect can be obtained by operation in orbital hypertelorism.The preschool period the best opportunity,and stable effects could be gotten and the psychological development of children has not been influenced.The intracranial and extracranial joint pathway orbit box osteotomy still has drawbacks and requires to be improved.The etiology of gene and molecular aspects need to be explored.