Thyroid lid surgery.
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.
Thaller
V T
VT
Oculoplastic Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
Kaden
K
K
Lane
C M
CM
Collin
J R
JR
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*