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Comparison Between Different Surgical Approaches for the Treatment of INVOLUTIONAL PTOSIS

NCT03373812 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2017-12-14

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Summary

Involutional ptosis is a known eyelid pathology in which the eyelid margin obscures part of the visual axis (MRD1).Patients usually complains of visual field disturbance, deterioration in quality of life and a poor cosmetic appearance.

In clinical practice, two main surgical approaches are performed to the repair of involutional ptosis:

1. anterior approach - skin incision and levator muscle insertion advancement.
2. posterior approach - eyelid reversion and tarsectomy Both approaches has its pro's and con's, but to this date, no solid evidence exists to prove which of these techniques is superior in manner of anatomical and functional results.

in this prospective study, patients with involutional ptosis will be randomized to each of surgical approaches groups, parameters concerning surgical and post surgical periods will be evaluated.

Conditions

  • Involutional Ptosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Blepharoptosis repair

levator advancement or mullerectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Meir Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arie Nemet, Prof. (MD) · ophthalmology depertmant, MeirMc, Israel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2019-01-01
Completion
2020-01-31

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