Management of a case of lagophthalmos by Gillies' method (a case report).
A case of facial palsy with lagophthalmos with exposure keratitis was corrected surgically by a method of temporalis transfer. When the slings were tightened leaving 1 cm gap in the palpebral aperture, lagophthalmos persisted. A secondary tightening procedure causing overlap of the upper lid over the lower yielded good results.
Mukherjee
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R
Department of Ophthalmology, Dr R. N. Cooper Hospital, Bombay, Maharashtra.
Dasgupta
S
S
Ladi
D S
DS
Gandhi
V H
VH
D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000601:surgery