ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ СИЛИКОНОВОЙ ЛЕНТЫ ПРИ ХИРУРГИЧЕСКОМ ЛЕЧЕНИИ ВРОЖДЕННОГО БЛЕФАРОПТОЗА У ДЕТЕЙ

Abstract

Introduction. With congenital ptosis of the upper eyelid with low levator activity due to the ineffectiveness of traditional methods of surgical correction, the method of hanging the eyelid from the frontalis muscle with a fixing material - silicone tape is used.

Purpose. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of silicone tape in the surgical management of upper eyelid congenital ptosis in children.

Material and methods. Standard ophthalmological and instrumental examination. Results. Recovery by the time of discharge from the hospital was achieved in 14 (58.3%), in the long term - in 21 (87.5%) operated patients.

Conclusion. The use of silicone tape in the surgical treatment of congenital blepharoptosis in children has shown its high efficiency and safety.