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Full-Thickeness Anterior Blepharotomy and Transpalpebral Fat Decompression in Graves’ Orbitopathy

Renata Iveković
Katia Novak-Lauš
Eugenia Tedeschi-Reiner
Sanja Masnec-Paškvalin
Dean Šarić
Zdravko Mandić

Sažetak

A chief morbidity of Graves eye disease is eyelid retraction and exophthalmus. Transpalpebral orbital fat removal
accomplished with full thickness anterior blepharotomy was performed in 4 patients (5 orbits). Preoperative and postoperative
ocular exposure symptoms, visual acuity, upper eyelid retraction and proptosis were evaluated. In all 5 operated
orbits preoperative symptoms resolved; good results were achieved from the functional and cosmetic point of view.
Full-thickness anterior blepharotomy combined with fat decompression is a safe and effective surgery for patients with
upper eyelid retraction and exophthalmus due to enlarged orbital fat compartment.

Ključne riječi

Graves’ orbitopathy; blepharotomy; fat decompression

Hrčak ID:

27894

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/27894

Datum izdavanja:

20.6.2005.

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