Lid retraction following glaucoma filtering surgery: a case series and literature review.
OBJECTIVE
To describe 5 cases of lid retraction associated with large cystic glaucoma filtering blebs.


METHODS
Retrospective case reports and literature review.


RESULTS
All 5 patients had lid retraction due to glaucoma filtering blebs. Two were successfully managed surgically by graded blepharotomy with resolution of lid retraction and bleb dysesthesia symptoms. Three patients were managed symptomatically.


CONCLUSIONS
Lid retraction due to cystic glaucoma blebs is an unusual entity and a diagnosis of exclusion. The exact pathogenesis of the condition is unclear. Conservative, medical and surgical interventions exist to manage the lid retraction and any associated bleb dysesthesia.
Saldana
Manuel
M
Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust, Ophthalmology, Colney Lane, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Gupta
Deepak
D
Khandwala
Mona
M
Beigi
Bijan
B
D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D016685:Mitomycin