Surgical treatment of eyelid retraction by cautery.
Recession of levator aponeurosis and Muller muscle by hot cautery is a simple and reliable method in case of thyroid disease. The operation is performed under local infiltration anesthesia. The advantage is less bleeding and immediate control of the height of the eyelid.
Department of Ophtalmology, U.Z. Sint Rafael, Leuven.
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Seynaeve
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Dralands
D000328:Adult; D002425:Cautery / Q000379:methods*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged