The Cutler-Beard bridge flap technique with use of donor sclera for upper eyelid reconstruction

We evaluated the Cutler-Beard bridge flap technique with the use of donor s clera for upper eyelid reconstruction. The right upper eyelid of a 22-year- old man (case 1) was bitten by a dog. A mass in the left upper eyelid of an 85-year-old man (case 2) was excised. Major full-thickness defects of the eyelid with small loss of tarsus were reconstructed with the use of donor s clera. Good cosmetic results were obtained. Major full-thickness defects of the upper eyelid with small loss of tarsus may be effectively reconstructe d by the Cutler-Beard technique with use of donor sclera. Copyright (C) 200 0 S. Karger AG, Basel.