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Clinical Significance of Whitnall Ligament Structure

NCT04537169 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2020-09-03

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Summary

Prospective clincal study to relate the structure of Whitnall ligament in cases of congenital ptosis to the severety of ptosis and the postoperative results.

Conditions

  • Congenital Ptosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Levator resection

Eyelid crease incision Dissection of the levator aponeurosis to the level of Whitnall ligament. Assessment of the structure of Whitnal ligament. Resection of a calculated part of the aponsurosis. re-attachment of the aponeurosis to the tarsus Incision closure with crease formation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Menoufia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard C Allen · Department of Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute,

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-20
Primary Completion
2021-08-31
Completion
2021-09-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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