ADJUSTABLE SUTURE TECHNIQUE FOR LEVATOR RECESSION

Objective: To determine whether an adjustable suture technique is clin ically useful in levator recession surgery. Design: Consecutive clinic al series. Setting: Inpatient hospital and ambulatory surgical center. Participants: Ten patients who were undergoing levator recession surg ical procedures for correction of eyelid retraction constituted the gr oup of subjects of this study. Outcome Measures: Outcome measures incl uded margin-reflex Results: Postoperative margin-reflex distance and p alpebral fissure measurements were within 0.5 mm of the desired eyelid position in 10 of 14 procedures and within 1 mm of the desired positi on in 12 of 14 procedures. Conclusion: Adjustable sutures may be a use ful adjunct in levator recession surgery.