The Effect of Supine Versus Upright Positioning on Eyelid Height in the Nonsurgical Patient.

Purpose: To directly compare margin-reflex distance 1, margin-reflex distance 2, and palpebral fissure in the upright versus supine positions in nonsurgical patients.

Methods: A total of 43 patients (31 female, 12 male, and age range 26-96) were enrolled. Photos were taken in the clinic in the upright and supine position with a ruler placed vertically in the same plane as the eyelid, and the above computer-analyzed measurements were obtained.

External levator resection for involutional ptosis: is intraoperative suture adjustment necessary for good outcomes?

: To directly compare an algorithmic external levator resection technique with the choice of intraoperative adjustment to the same technique without intraoperative adjustments. : A sequential controlled prospective comparative cohort study. Two cohorts were compared: a historical control adjustment, and an experimental non-adjustment group.