Surgieal Correction of Overcorrected Blepharoptosis

ABSTRACT

The surgical treatments of blepharoptosis by resection of the levator palpebrae superioris(LPS) muscle and levator aponeurotic repair, Fasanella-Servat procedure have occasionally complication like as overcorrection, especially in acquired cases. The recession of levator palpebrae superioris(LPS) muscle (anterior recession and posterior tenotomy) and/or marginal myotomy had been performed on 6 overcorrected blepharoptotic patients from November, 1987 to July, 1990 in Keon Yang medical foundation and the results were satisfactory.