title: 2-0 Prolene brow suspension for paediatric ptosis: a retrospective case series of 37 eyes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the efficacy of 2-0 prolene brow suspension surgery in paediatric ptosis with poor levator function.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of cases that underwent 2-0 Prolene brow suspension surgery between 1997-2007. Primary surgical success was defined as post-operative lid height clear of the pupil and asymmetry of 2 mm or less.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-seven patients (37 lids) were included in the study. The mean follow-up period was 71 months (range 2-173). There were 10 recurrences giving an overall success rate of 72.9%. The complication rate was 5.4%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prolene brow suspension surgery in most patients has a long-lasting effect with a low complication rate. Success rates are comparable to other non-autogenous materials. This may obviate the need for a more definitive secondary procedure in the future.
authors: Bristol Eye Hospital, Ophthalmology, Bristol, United Kingdom.
authors: Olivia
authors: O
authors: MacVie
authors: Helen
authors: H
authors: Garrott
authors: Petros
authors: P
authors: Aristodemou
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Harrad
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005138:Eyebrows; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013537:Sutures; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes