title: Frontalis suspension sling using palmaris longus tendon in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia.
abstract: A 26-year-old woman referred with bilateral ptosis was diagnosed to have underlying chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia. The authors report satisfactory result at 18-month follow-up with palmaris longus tendon used as an autologous sling material for ptosis surgery in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK. drsachin@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Sachin M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Salvi
authors.forename: Zanna I
authors.initials: ZI
authors.lastname: Currie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D017246:Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External / Q000150:complications*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome