Levator Resection with3 Point Fixation Versus 2 Point Fixation Tucking for Congenital Ptosis

Heba Hamdy Ibrahim Mohammed

Status: Completed

Conditions: Congenital Ptosis

Treatments: Procedure: levator resection; Procedure: levator tucking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03240107

hhim123

Details and patient eligibility

About

to evaluate the surgical effect of levator aponeurosis resection Versus two point fixation levator aponeurosis Tucking for Congenital Ptosis

Full description

Target population for the study is children under twelve years old presenting to ophthalmology clinic at Cairo university specialized pediatric hospital with congenital ptosis.

Patients will be randomly divided into two groups First group (A) will contain 20 patients who will undergo standard levator aponeurosis resection Second group (B) will contain 20 patient who will undergo two point fixation levator tucking

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Unilateral or bilateral simple isolated congenital ptosis.
2. Levator function more than 4mm

Exclusion criteria

1. Congenital ptosis associated with other ocular syndromes.
2. Recurrent ptosis following any attempt for repair.
3. Traumatic ptosis or acquired ptosis
4. -ve bell's phenomenon.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

40 participants in 2 patient groups

levator resection

Active Comparator group

Description:

20 patients who will undergo levator aponeurosis resection technique

Treatment:

Procedure: levator resection

levator tucking

Active Comparator group

Description:

20 patients who will undergo two point fixation levator tucking technique

Treatment:

Procedure: levator tucking