Lateral Tarsal Strip Complications With and Without Conjunctiva Stripping. [PDF]
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg, 2022 Purpose: The lateral tarsal strip (LTS) procedure is commonly used to correct eyelid malposition. When performing LTS, some surgeons elect to remove conjunctiva from the tarsal strip, while others do not. It has been hypothesized that without conjunctival stripping, the buried conjunctival tissue can cause complications such as
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Lateral tarsal strip procedure for involutional ectropion: A retrospective analysis of 85 cases and a comprehensive literature review [PDF]
Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research, 2021 Purpose: To evaluate the postoperative effect of the lateral tarsal strip (LTS) procedure in treating lower eyelid involutional ectropion. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 85 eyelids in 67 patients with involutional ectropion who underwent
Xiaoyi Hou +6 more
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The role of the lateral tarsal strip procedure in modern ophthalmic plastic surgery—A review [PDF]
Frontiers in Ophthalmology, 2022 IntroductionThe lateral tarsal strip is one of the basic surgical techniques in ophthalmic plastic surgery. It is used in many indications, predominantly in ectropion repair. Even though there are alternatives, it is probably one of the most popular techniques in ophthalmic plastic surgery.
Adam Kopecky, Alexander C Rokohl
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Response to Comments on Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Everting Sutures with a Lateral Tarsal Strip for Involutional Lower Eyelid Entropion [PDF]
Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020 Konstadinos G. Boboridis, Elias A. Nakos
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Comments on: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Everting Sutures with a Lateral Tarsal Strip for Involutional Lower Eyelid Entropion [PDF]
Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020 Aaron Jamison +2 more
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Lateral Tarsal Strip in Management of Involutional and Paralytic Ectropion and Entropion [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022 Background: Normal contour and tone of the lower eyelid margin are important for preserving the corneal integrity and for the tear distribution on the cornea.
Mohammed Hakeem +3 more
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Outcomes of Lateral Tarsal Strip in Conjunction with a Minimal Skin Muscle Excision Underlying Cauterization in Korean Patients with Involutional Entropion [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 We reviewed the medical records of 53 involutional entropion patients, who underwent lateral tarsal strip (LTS) with a minimal skin muscle excision by cauterization from March 2014 to December 2017, to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of LTS in ...
Hyunkyu Lee, Eunhyang Cha, Sehyun Baek
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The Lateral Tarsal Strip for Paralytic Ectropion in Patients with Leprosy. [PDF]
Ann Dermatol, 2017 In patients with leprosy, paralysis of the facial nerve results in the lower eyelid ectropion and lagophthalmos as a sequela even when the leprosy is cured. Paralytic ectropion causes many functional and cosmetic eye problems, leading to blindness if left untreated.The purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy of surgical ...
Jue MS, Yoo J, Kim MS, Park HJ.
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Complications Associated with Polydek Sutures Used in Eyelid Lateral Tarsal Strip Procedures. [PDF]
Clin Med Res, 2022 Suture-related complications can occur in response to a patient's immune system activation regardless of surgical site. However, there is minimal literature describing complications related to commonly used Polydek sutures. We report the diagnosis, treatment, and follow up of four cases of Polydek suture-related complications post-eyelid lateral tarsal
Chen L, Penne RB.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Everting Sutures with a Lateral Tarsal Strip for Involutional Lower Eyelid Entropion [PDF]
Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2019 Introduction To compare the anatomical and functional outcome and changes in the quality of life (QoL) over time of the lateral tarsal strip (LTS) versus the Quickert everting sutures (ES) for the repair of primary involutional lower eyelid entropion ...
Elias A. Nakos +5 more
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