title: Thyroid lid surgery.
abstract: A retrospective study of 58 thyroid patients undergoing eyelid surgery for thyroid related lid malposition is reported. A treatment strategy is suggested, based on the results of this experience. The following points are stressed: (1) The importance of recognising and relieving the inferior rectus tethering component of upper lid retraction when present. (2) The usefulness of a scleral graft in lower lid retractor recession. (3) The inadequacy of lateral tarsorrhaphy in relieving lid retraction but its value in camouflage.
authors.affiliation: Oculoplastic Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Thaller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaden
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Collin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications*