Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function

Objective: To compare the outcomes of frontalis sling with tarsal fixation or without tarsal fixation suture in patients of severe ptosis with poor levator function. Methods: This QUASI-experimental study was conducted at the College of Ophthalmology & Allied Vision Sciences/King Edward Medic...

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Main Authors: Asima Rafique, Muhammad Shaheer, Ummara Rasheed
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Published: Rawalpindi Medical University 2024-03-01
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description Objective: To compare the outcomes of frontalis sling with tarsal fixation or without tarsal fixation suture in patients of severe ptosis with poor levator function. Methods: This QUASI-experimental study was conducted at the College of Ophthalmology & Allied Vision Sciences/King Edward Medical Study after obtaining ethical approval vide no 2162/22.  Ten Patients above 10 years of age and having levator muscle function of less than 4mm were selected by probability consecutive sampling. Those patients who were diagnosed with Blepharophimosis, Marcus Gun phenomenon, CN III palsy and other lid or facial deformities were excluded. Patients were equally divided into two groups A and B. Group A patients underwent fascia lata sling with tarsal fixation while Group B patients underwent simple fascia lata sling without tarsal fixation. Postoperatively (1 week) surgical success including marginal reflex distance (MRD) and complications including slippage of the sling, exposure keratopathy, recurrence and lid margin deformity were evaluated. Paired t-test and Independent sample t-test were applied to check for statistical significance.  Results: Eight out of ten patients had bilateral ptosis with poor levator muscle function while the other two patients had unilateral ptosis. Changes in the marginal reflex distance and palpebral fissure height after surgery were statistically significant. Both marginal reflex distance and palpebral fissure height were statistically better in group A as compared to group B (0.001 & 0.003) respectively. Conclusion: Cosmetic results are better when a fascia lata sling is done with tarsal fixation sutures. Keywords: Ptosis, Fascia lata, Patients
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spelling doaj-art-db33dbbd9ad34020aef77740fb7384012025-02-06T08:38:17ZengRawalpindi Medical UniversityJournal of Rawalpindi Medical College1683-35621683-35702024-03-0128110.37939/jrmc.v28i1.2420Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function Asima Rafique0Muhammad Shaheer1Ummara Rasheed2Sir Gangaram HospitalCOAVS/KEMU, LahoreCollege of Ophthalmology & Allied Vision Sciences Objective: To compare the outcomes of frontalis sling with tarsal fixation or without tarsal fixation suture in patients of severe ptosis with poor levator function. Methods: This QUASI-experimental study was conducted at the College of Ophthalmology & Allied Vision Sciences/King Edward Medical Study after obtaining ethical approval vide no 2162/22.  Ten Patients above 10 years of age and having levator muscle function of less than 4mm were selected by probability consecutive sampling. Those patients who were diagnosed with Blepharophimosis, Marcus Gun phenomenon, CN III palsy and other lid or facial deformities were excluded. Patients were equally divided into two groups A and B. Group A patients underwent fascia lata sling with tarsal fixation while Group B patients underwent simple fascia lata sling without tarsal fixation. Postoperatively (1 week) surgical success including marginal reflex distance (MRD) and complications including slippage of the sling, exposure keratopathy, recurrence and lid margin deformity were evaluated. Paired t-test and Independent sample t-test were applied to check for statistical significance.  Results: Eight out of ten patients had bilateral ptosis with poor levator muscle function while the other two patients had unilateral ptosis. Changes in the marginal reflex distance and palpebral fissure height after surgery were statistically significant. Both marginal reflex distance and palpebral fissure height were statistically better in group A as compared to group B (0.001 & 0.003) respectively. Conclusion: Cosmetic results are better when a fascia lata sling is done with tarsal fixation sutures. Keywords: Ptosis, Fascia lata, Patients https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/2420Ptosis, Fascia lata, Eye lids.
spellingShingle Asima Rafique
Muhammad Shaheer
Ummara Rasheed
Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College
Ptosis, Fascia lata, Eye lids.
title Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function
title_full Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function
title_fullStr Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function
title_full_unstemmed Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function
title_short Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function
title_sort comparison of frontalis sling with or without tarsal fixation sutures for severe ptosis with poor levator function
topic Ptosis, Fascia lata, Eye lids.
url https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/2420
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