Safety and Pitfalls of Blepharoptosis Surgery in Elderly People

Abstract

Background Elderly patients often have complications of blepharoptosis surgery that can result in the appearance or exacerbation of superficial punctate keratopathy (SPK). However, postoperative changes to SPK status have not been previously reported. We used subjective assessment of symptoms and measurement of SPK scale classification to investigate the safety and efficacy of blepharoptosis surgery in elderly patients.

Keywords

• blepharoptosis
• elderly patients
• superficial punctate keratopathy
• margin reflex distance-1
• subjective symptoms