Clinical Significance of Whitnall Ligament Structure in Patients With Congenital Ptosis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 45
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Success of levator resection in relation to structure of Whitnall ligament
研究概览
简要总结
Prospective clincal study to relate the structure of Whitnall ligament in cases of congenital ptosis to the severety of ptosis and the postoperative results.
详细描述
The study will be a prospective obsevational study. It will include patients (2-16 years old) who will undergo levator resection for simple congenital ptosis correction in Ophthalmology Department of Menoufia University Hospital.
Patients will be divided into 3 groups, 15 patients in each. Group I for mild ptosis, Group II for moderate ptosis Group 3 for severe ptosis.
Exclusion criteria included any patients with previous ptosis or any eyelid surgery and patients with a non congenital ptosis.
Patients included in the study well be informed about the research and the surgical maneuver which will be used with full discussion of all details regarding the postoperative follow up and the potential complications. A written consent in Arabic will then be taken from the parents of the patients
Preoperative assessment will include Complete ophthalmological examination including; Margin to Reflex Distance 1 (MRD1), Vertical Fissure Height (VFH), Levator function (LF), and eyelid crease shape and position.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 2 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Congenital ptosis
排除标准
- •Previous ptosis surgery
- •Non congenital ptosis
结局指标
主要结局
Success of levator resection in relation to structure of Whitnall ligament
时间窗: An average of 1 year
Relating the structure of the ligament with the degree of severity of ptosis by studying its position, shape and tightness in all cases during surgery
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Sameh S. Mandour
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Menoufia University