The Fasanella-Servat procedure: A retrospective study

A retrospective study was carried out to assess the success of the Fasanella-Servat procedure for the management of the aponeurotic defect type of adult ptosis. Eighteen procedures were carried out on 16 patients. The mean follow-up was 3 years. The success rate of the operation was 28% with a mean...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Eye (London) 1995-01, Vol.9 (1), p.124-125
Hauptverfasser:	Sampath, R, Saunders, D C, Leatherbarrow, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Blepharoptosis - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Laboratory Medicine Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Ophthalmology Ophthalmology - methods Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology Postoperative Complications Retrospective Studies Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the eye and orbit Surgical Oncology Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	A retrospective study was carried out to assess the success of the Fasanella-Servat procedure for the management of the aponeurotic defect type of adult ptosis. Eighteen procedures were carried out on 16 patients. The mean follow-up was 3 years. The success rate of the operation was 28% with a mean residual tarsal plate height of 5 mm with a very variable tarsal plate contour.
ISSN:	0950-222X 1476-5454
DOI:	10.1038/eye.1995.20