J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1991 Apr;32(4):255-261.

Surgieal Correction of Overcorrected Blepharoptosis

Affiliations
  • 1Keon Yang Medical Foundation Kim's Eye Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The surgical treatments of blepharoptosis by resection of the levator palpebrae superioris(LPS) muscle and levator aponeurotic repair, Fasanella-Servat procedure have occasionally complication like as overcorrection, especially in acquired cases. The recession of levator palpebrae superioris(LPS) muscle (anterior recession and posterior tenotomy) and/or marginal myotomy had been performed on 6 overcorrected blepharoptotic patients from November, 1987 to July, 1990 in Keon Yang medical foundation and the results were satisfactory.

Keyword

Overcorrected blepharoptosis; levator recession

MeSH Terms

Blepharoptosis*
Humans
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