Surgical treatment of blepharoptosis

Cases of blepharoptosis in 148 patients undergoing surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital were analyzed and compared with series of cases previously reported. We found a higher incidence of jaw-winking, blepharophimosis and post-traumatic blepharoptosis than other authors. We used levator resections and frontalis suspension exclusively, and obtained an over-all good result of 73%, which compares favorably with the results previously reported. Apparently, this is the maximum incidence of success that can be obtained with the surgical techniques currently used. Until better techniques are developed, surgeons can expect that the high incidence of complications after blepharoptosis correction will continue.