Open AccessEfficacy of frontalis suspension with silicone rods in ptosis patients with poor Bell's phenomenon
Author(s) -
Khyati Shah,
Bipasha Mukherjee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.4103/tjo.tjo_36_17
Subject(s) - medicine , ptosis , sling (weapon) , chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia , lagophthalmos , surgery , eyelid , silicone , palpebral fissure , biochemistry , chemistry , mitochondrial myopathy , organic chemistry , mitochondrial dna , gene
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of silicone rods as frontalis sling for correction of ptosis associated with poor Bell's phenomenon in specific situations.