RESUMO
Six cases of lagophthalmos due to leprosy, three with lower lid ectropion, were operated on by a tecnique first described by Axenfeld. A strong silk suture is passed subcutaneously round the lid margins under both tarsal ligaments. The sutures are left in situ for 3 months and removed when the fibrous tract so formed is strong enough to support the lid in its corrected position
Assuntos
Hanseníase/cirurgia , Hanseníase/complicações , Membrana Nictitante/anormalidades , Membrana Nictitante/cirurgia , OlhoRESUMO
Six cases of lagophthalmos due to leprosy, three with lower lid ectropion, were operated on by a tecnique first described by Axenfeld. A strong silk suture is passed subcutaneously round the lid margins under both tarsal ligaments. The sutures are left in situ for 3 months and removed when the fibrous tract so formed is strong enough to support the lid in its corrected position