25
Participants
Start Date
January 18, 2022
Primary Completion Date
March 15, 2023
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2023
Eye soft surgery
Early lower eyelid surgery will be performed in accordance with the protocol previously described by Di Stadio, with medial or lateral eyelid lifting surgery as indicated. The indication for eye surgery are in case of ectropion (exposure of the conjunctiva due to a reduction in tension of the anterior compartment of the eye muscle) and lagophthalmos (incomplete /abnormal closure of the eye with eyelid in closed position) a lateral lower eyelid lifting surgery is performed. otherwise, in presence of epiphora (the eversion of the lachrymal point) and lagophthalmos medial lower eyelid lifting surgery is done.
Physical Rehabilitation
Kabat therapy and neuromuscular reeducation (NMR) at home Kabat therapy involved thrice-weekly 35-minute sessions.
Arianna Di Stadio, Catania
University of Catania
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