title: Meshed conjunctival incision technique: an efficient technique for contracted eye socket.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a surgical technique for socket reconstruction in cases in which forniceal shortening by scar has made it difficult to successfully wear an ocular prosthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of 19 contracted eye sockets that underwent forniceal reconstruction with meshed conjunctival incision technique from 2009 to 2012. The technique included three steps: meshed conjunctival incision, lower forniceal reconstruction and upper fornix incision.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 17 male and two female patients, with an age range between 6 and 67 years. Duration of forniceal shortening varied from 6 months to 8 years. The mean follow-up period was 13.6 months. All patients were able to wear and maintain an acceptable prosthesis following the surgical procedure. Only two patients had mild entropion which occurred at 1 month. No cases of postoperative exposure, infection, extrusion or granuloma formation were encountered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The meshed conjunctival incision technique is a simple, safe and effective method for treating a contracted socket. Most of the patients obtained aesthetically satisfactory results at follow-up from 3 months to 3 years post surgery.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Midle Renming Road, No. 139, Changsha 410007, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Xin
authors: Xiong
authors: X
authors: Wei
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Yun-Ping
authors: Xiao
authors: X
authors: Man-Yi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult