title: Lower eyelid retraction: management.
abstract: A surgical technique for the management of lower eyelid retraction caused by vertical shortening of the posterior layers of the lid is presented. This technique, developed during the course of our experience with 48 procedures on lower eyelids, is a modification of that originally proposed by Quickert and Dryden. Results have been satisfactory to date, with minimal morbidity and complications.
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013536:Suture Techniques