Repair of eyelid retraction due to a trabeculectomy bleb: case series and review of the literature.

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, California, U.S.A.

Published: September 2014

Superior limbal trabeculectomy remains a common surgical treatment for glaucoma. Positional effects on the overlying upper eyelid-both ptosis and retraction-have been associated with the procedure. More than 1 mechanism may explain retraction; however, the eyelid may elevate mechanically due to the underlying raised superior bulbar conjunctiva.

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