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A conservative blepharoplasty may be a means of alleviating dry eye symptoms
Author(s) -
Floegel Ingrid,
HorwathWinter Jutta,
Muellner Klaus,
HallerSchober EvaMaria
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00064.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blepharoplasty , eyelid , surgery , dry eyes , conjunctiva , ophthalmology , pathology
. Purpose:  Patients with dermatochalasis often complain of dry eye symptoms. In a prospective study, the influence of upper eyelid blepharoplasty on dry eye symptoms, tear film parameters and ocular surface morphology was evaluated. Methods:  Patients with upper eyelid dermatochalasis were studied before and 3 months after upper eyelid blepharoplasty. Changes in ocular symptoms and physical examinations such as tear film break‐up time, Schirmer test without local anaesthesia, impression cytology of the bulbar conjunctiva and inflammatory reaction were recorded. Results:  Subjective dry eye symptoms were found in 11 patients (46%) preoperatively and in five patients (21%) postoperatively. Objective dry eye signs were present in eight patients (33%) before blepharoplasty and in nine patients (38%) 3 months postoperatively. Morphological findings did not change within the observation period. The inflammatory reaction shown by impression cytology decreased postoperatively. Conclusion:  Blepharochalasis may be associated with dry eye. Blepharoplasty might be a means of alleviating dry eye symptoms. The reason for this subjective alleviation might be due to reduced inflammatory reaction, changes in blink mechanism or the fact that patients are more confident about their appearance.

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