title: The significance of minimal adjustments in the Muller's muscle and conjunctiva resection procedure to achieve the phenylephrine result.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if adjusting the resection amount within a small range has a significant effect in the amount of lift achieved when performing the Muller's muscle and conjunctiva resection procedure (MMCR).
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective chart review was performed analyzing 102 eyelids of 68 patients with involutional blepharoptosis that had a MMCR resection amount ranging from 8.0-9.5 mm performed by a single surgeon (P.S.)
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average lift for all resections was 2.30 mm. When comparing amongst all resection groups, there was no significant difference in the amount of lift obtained (p = 0.2454).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When performing the MMCR procedure, adjusting the resection amount within a small range of 8.0-9.5 mm does not affect the amount of lift achieved.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois , USA and.
authors: Rakesh M
authors: RM
authors: Patel
authors: Alice Z
authors: AZ
authors: Chuang
authors: Juliana
authors: J
authors: Sartori
authors: Vinay K
authors: VK
authors: Aakalu
authors: Allen M
authors: AM
authors: Putterman
authors: Pete
authors: P
authors: Setabutr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D010656:Phenylephrine; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013566:Sympathomimetics; D010656:Phenylephrine
keywords: Blepharoptosis; Muller’s muscle and conjunctiva resection; ptosis