title: Repair of eyelid retraction due to a trabeculectomy bleb: case series and review of the literature.
abstract: Superior limbal trabeculectomy remains a common surgical treatment for glaucoma. Positional effects on the overlying upper eyelid-both ptosis and retraction-have been associated with the procedure. More than 1 mechanism may explain retraction; however, the eyelid may elevate mechanically due to the underlying raised superior bulbar conjunctiva.
authors: The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, California, U.S.A.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Shue
authors: Jeffrey M
authors: JM
authors: Joseph
authors: Jeremiah P
authors: JP
authors: Tao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*