A modified tarsorrhaphy in patients with facial nerve palsy

Feldman, Ilan; Cnaan, Ran Ben; Bar-Niv, Zehavi; Leibovitch, Igal

doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2019.07.003

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“…1,2 FNP results in weakening of orbicularis oculi muscle, which is responsible for the closure for the eyelids, so a dysfunction with lower-eyelid retraction, as well as horizontal lid laxity occurs. 3 This leads to paralytic lower-eyelid ectropion, which has a risk of progressive exposure keratopathy. The most widely used surgical treatment for lower eyelid paralytic ectropion and retraction is a lateral tarsal strip (LTS) procedure; 4–7 unfortunately, the LTS surgery alone does not effectively elevate the lower eyelid and eventually lower-eyelid retraction remains.…”

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The effects of using spacer grafts on lower-eyelid retraction surgery in patients with facial nerve palsy

Kim

Choi

Kim

et al. 2021

European Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose To evaluate the effects of the concomitant use of spacer grafts in lateral tarsal strip surgery in patients with facial nerve palsy-related lower-eyelid retraction. Methods Patients who underwent lateral tarsal strip surgery to correct facial nerve palsy-related lower-eyelid retraction were retrospectively reviewed. Postoperative decreases in marginal reflex distance-2 values at 1, 2 and 6 months were measured along with the effects of spacer grafts. Results Forty-five patients (28 males) were included (mean age: 59.56 years). Mean preoperative marginal reflex distance-2 was 6.87 ± 1.34 mm. Twenty patients underwent lateral tarsal strip surgery only (lateral tarsal strip-only); 25 patients underwent lateral tarsal strip surgery using spacer grafts (lateral tarsal strip + graft). Median (interquartile range) follow-up duration was 12.0 (6.0–23.0) months. Retraction was significantly improved and maintained at 1, 2 and 6 months postoperatively in all patients (mean marginal reflex distance-2: 3.78 ± 1.06 mm, 4.30 ± 1.23 mm and 4.72 ± 1.11 mm, respectively). Surgical outcomes were significantly better in the lateral tarsal strip + graft than in the lateral tarsal strip-only group (Δmarginal reflex distance-2: 3.92 vs. 2.05 mm at 1 month, p < 0.001; 3.38 vs. 1.61 mm at 2 months, p = 0.001; 2.88 vs. 1.69 at 6 months, p = 0.042). Subgroup analyses by spacer graft type revealed no significant differences. Conclusion The concomitant use of spacer material in lateral tarsal strip surgery yielded better surgical outcomes than lateral tarsal strip surgery alone. The use of spacer grafts should be considered for correcting severe facial nerve palsy-related lower-eyelid retraction.

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