Surgical technique: modified lateral tarsorrhaphy.

Purpose: The signs of thyroid eye disease include proptosis, eyelid retraction, and exposure of the ocular surface, resulting in a symptomatic and unsatisfactory aesthetic appearance. A number of surgical techniques have been proposed to treat the eyelid sequelae of thyroid eye disease, which vary in both complexity and potential complications; the authors propose a novel technique for correcting inferolateral scleral show. This technique is proposed for cases of mild inferior scleral show (2 mm or less).

Autosomal dominant early onset aponeurotic ptosis and corneal limbal vascularization in a three-generation family.

A novel phenotype in a 3-generation family with early-onset aponeurotic ptosis and corneal limbal vascularization is described. Karyotype analysis was normal in the proband, and autosomal dominant transmission is demonstrated.