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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2020

Long-term changes in contrast-sensitivity, corneal topography and higher-order aberrations after upper eyelid blepharoplasty: A prospective interventional study.

Kasturi Bhattacharjee, Divakant Misra, Manpreet Singh, Nilutparna Deori

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05549713 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Upper Blepharoplasty on Anatomical and Functional Aspects of Vision in the Early Postoperative Period

TypeobservationalSponsorOsijek University HospitalRan2022 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsExcess Skin of Both Eyelids, Contrast Sensitivity, Tear Film Insufficiency of Both Eyes, Corneal TopographyArmsUpper blepharoplasty
NCT05750251 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Upper Eyelid Surgeries on Corneal Topography, Corneal High-order Aberration, Corneal Biomechanical Properties, and Corneal Epithelial Thickness

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorNational Taiwan University HospitalRan2023 to 2023Enrolled13ConditionsEyelid Diseases, Ptosis, EyelidArmslevator muscle resection surgery, Müller's muscle-conjuctival resection surgery, full-thickness anterior blepharotomy surgery
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Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kasturi BhattacharjeeDepartment of Orbit, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Divakant MisraDepartment of Orbit, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Manpreet SinghDepartment of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Insitute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Nilutparna DeoriDepartment of Orbit, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Sankara Nethralaya · INPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to analyze the long-term changes in visual parameters, that is, contrast sensitivity (CS) and higher-order aberrations (HOAs), and corneal topography in the patients undergoing upper eyelid blepharoplasty (UEB) for dermatochalasis.

methodsThis was a prospective, single surgeon, intervention study including patients (≥40 years age) having severe dermatochalasis with a minimum post-UEB follow-up of 12 months. The preoperative readings of CS (using Pelli-Robson chart), HOAs (using WaveLight ALLEGRO analyzer), and corneal topography (using topographic modeling system-4, Tomey corporation) were noted and compared at 3, 6, and 12 postoperative months.

resultsWe studied 30 patients (60 eyes) who underwent bilateral UEB. The majority of patients were females (n = 21,70%), and the mean age of patients was 56.53 ± 9.06 years. The preoperative and postoperative values of LogMAR visual acuity, log CS value, corneal topography measurements (K1, K2, cylinder value, and the axis), optical aberrations (total HOAs; third-order--trefoil & coma; four-order--spherical aberrations and secondary astigmatism, and tetrafoil) were compared. At 12 months, the mean CS value, the majority of HOAs, and corneal topography (only cylinder values) showed a stable, statistically significant difference in the postoperative period.

conclusionThe UEB may produce long-term, visually-beneficial, optical, and corneal changes. The patients undergoing cataract surgery aiming for spectacle independence may gain additional visual benefits with UEB.

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AstigmatismBlepharoplastyCorneal Wavefront AberrationAgedContrast SensitivityCorneal TopographyEyelidsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRefraction, OcularContrast sensitivitycorneal topographyoptical aberrationsupper eyelid blepharoplasty

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