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Facial Plast Surg 2023; 39(05): 581-585
DOI: 10.1055/a-2047-7405
Original Research

Effect of Upper Lid Blepharoplasty Surgery on Corneal Topography and Corneal High-Order Aberrations

Mehmet Goksel Ulas
1   Department of Ophthalmology, Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Nejla Tukenmez Dikmen
2   Department of Ophthalmology, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Erratum to: Effect of Upper Lid Blepharoplasty Surgery on Corneal Topography and Corneal High-Order AberrationsFacial Plast Surg 2023; 39(05): e1-e1
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1768675

Abstract

The objective of this study was to prospectively investigate the effect of upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery for dermatochalasis on corneal topographic data and high-order aberrations (HOAs). Fifty eyelids of 50 patients with dermatochalasis who underwent upper lid blepharoplasty surgery were prospectively studied. A Pentacam (Scheimpflug camera, Oculus) device was used to measure corneal topographic values, astigmatism degree, and HOAs before and at 2 months after upper eyelid blepharoplasty. The mean age of the patients included in the study was 55.96 ± 12.4 years, 40 (80%) were female and 10 (20%) were male. We found no statistically significant difference in the pre-and postoperative values of corneal topographic parameters (p > 0.05 for all). In addition, we observed no significant postoperative change in the root mean square values of low, high, and total aberration values. In HOAs, we detected no significant change in spherical aberration, horizontal and vertical coma, and vertical trefoil; we only found a statistically significant increase in horizontal trefoil values after surgery (p < 0.05). In our study, we found that upper eyelid blepharoplasty did not cause significant changes in corneal topography, astigmatism, and ocular HOAs. However, studies are reporting different results in the literature. For this reason, it is important for patients considering upper eyelid surgery to be warned about visual changes that may occur after surgery.

Keywords

upper lid blepharoplasty - dermatochalasis - corneal topography - corneal high-order aberrations


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Accepted Manuscript online:
06 March 2023

Article published online:
06 April 2023

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