Iatrogenic Blepharoptosis after Cataract Surgery

Abstract

Eyelid complications after cataract surgery can occur including ectropion, entropion and blepharoptosis. Among them, blepharoptosis has been reported at high rate about 13%. Various causes of ptosis after cataract surgery have been reported. We report the case of three patients treated for blepharoptosis after cataract surgery. All these patients received cataract extraction by a local ophthalmology before they visited our clinics. They presented aponeurotic dehiscence, it was graded as partial and underwent surgical correction by levator aponeurosis advancement. The postoperative course was uneventful. Ptosis was corrected and there was no recurrence during the period of follow-up. All three of them were pleased with the final result. Since post-cataract extraction ptosis is frequent but a preventable complication, understanding the causes of ptosis after surgery is very important. That can help a surgeon prevent its occurrence with careful surgical planning.

Keywords

• cataract
• cataract extraction
• blepharoptosis