Three wall orbital decompression for Graves' ophthalmopathy via a coronal approach.
Ten patients with dysthyroid eye disease who underwent a three wall orbital decompression procedure performed via a coronal approach were reviewed. The indications, results, complications and surgical techniques involved in this surgery are discussed. We believe that this approach offers a number of advantages over other techniques and has a role in the management of carefully selected patients with dysthyroid eye disease who have severe unilateral or bilateral proptosis, with or without dysthyroid optic neuropathy.
Leatherbarrow
B
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Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.
Lendrum
J
J
Mahaffey
P J
PJ
Noble
J L
JL
Kwartz
J
J
Davies
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology