TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypotony maculopathy after eyelid massage for overcorrected blepharoptosis
AU - Nguyen, Virginia T.
AU - Hwang, Thomas N.
AU - Alvarado, Jorge A.
AU - McCulley, Timothy J.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - A 57-year-old woman with a history of left eye trabeculectomy was evaluated for gradual ipsilateral visual loss. Several months prior, she had undergone levator advancement of the left upper eyelid. For management of resulting retraction, she was instructed to "massage" her eyelid. Examination was notable for left eye visual acuity of 20/200 and an intraocular pressure of 5 mm Hg. On fundoscopic examination, the macula was edematous with multiple folds, consistent with hypotony maculopathy. Two years later, after obliteration of the bleb and placement of a Seton valve, the intraocular pressure has increased to 8 mm Hg with an acuity correctable to 20/50. Ocular hypotony may result from digital eyelid massage in patients with filtering blebs. Clinicians should bear this in mind when managing patients with eyelid retraction after blepharoptosis repair.
AB - A 57-year-old woman with a history of left eye trabeculectomy was evaluated for gradual ipsilateral visual loss. Several months prior, she had undergone levator advancement of the left upper eyelid. For management of resulting retraction, she was instructed to "massage" her eyelid. Examination was notable for left eye visual acuity of 20/200 and an intraocular pressure of 5 mm Hg. On fundoscopic examination, the macula was edematous with multiple folds, consistent with hypotony maculopathy. Two years later, after obliteration of the bleb and placement of a Seton valve, the intraocular pressure has increased to 8 mm Hg with an acuity correctable to 20/50. Ocular hypotony may result from digital eyelid massage in patients with filtering blebs. Clinicians should bear this in mind when managing patients with eyelid retraction after blepharoptosis repair.
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U2 - 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31819aae0b
DO - 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31819aae0b
M3 - Article
C2 - 19300160
AN - SCOPUS:67049169371
SN - 0740-9303
VL - 25
SP - 139
EP - 140
JO - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - 2
ER -