Astigmatic Changes Secondary to Eyelid Surgeries

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Blepharoptosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01968174

oculoplasticmeir001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Eyelid surgeries change the lid position over the cornea. Previous surgeries evaluated astigmatic corneal changes in children undergoing ptosis repair. Only several studies evaluated astigmatic changes following eyelid surgeries in elderly patients. The investigators aim is to estimate this change, implications on corneal astigmatism may have great effect to future cataract surgeries for this group of patients.

Full description

Patients registered for a lid surgery due to blepharoptosis or ptosis will undergo a topographic examination prior to and 3 months post operative in addition to their regular pre and post operative examination astigmatic shift will be mathematically measured.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

upper lid blepharochalasis

Exclusion criteria

prior eyelid trauma mental retardation or other causes preventing from signing an agreement form

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

eyelid displacement

Description:

patients suffering from eyelid disposition due to ptosis, blepharochalasis and are registered for eyelid surgeries will be assigned for the study