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| Id: | 19638
| | Author: | Kuntheseth, Seree. | | Title: | Reanimation of the lagophthalmos using stainless steel weight implantation; a new approach and prospective evaluation.
| | Source: | Int. J. Lepr;67(2):129-132, Jun., 1999. tab.
| | Abstract: | Weight implants have been used for over 30 years in surgical rehabilitation following lagophthalmos. However, there has been a renewed interest among ophthalmologists in recent years. The weight implant technique combined with lateral canthus resuspension was performed on 22 eyes in Thai patients. It is a reliable method for correcting lagophthalmos and ectropion. In previous studies almost pure gold was used in 99.99% of eyelid implants. However, we wanted to use other materials which are not expensive and are readily available. A stainless steel plate was selected. The majority of our surgeries were done with a stainless steel weight implant of 1.368 g. Patients were followed for 7 to 55 months, and no rejections of the implants were observed. This study achieved a > or = 90% success rate, and showed that a stainless steel plate is an alternative to gold for the weight implant technique. (AU)^ien.
| | Descriptors: | Aço/ef adv
Oftalmopatias/reabil
Oftalmopatias/cirurg
| | Limits: | Humanos
| | Electronic Medium: | http://hansen.bvs.ilsl.br/textoc/revistas/intjlepr/1999/pdf/v67n2/v67n2a02.pdf / en
| | Location: | BR191.1 |
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