To reveal the effect of eyelid surgery for supontaneous blinks and tear volume and development of new surgery for functional epiphora.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26462645
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Ophthalmology
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Watanabe Akihide 京都府立医科大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (80516188)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 眼瞼下垂 / 機能性流涙 / 涙液貯留量 / メニスコメトリー / 眼輪筋短縮術 / 流涙症

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Ptosis is increasing due to aging society. To decrease the complications such as corneal epithelial damage, we revealed the changes of ocular surface by ptosis surgery. Postoperative tear volume was decreased, espacially in preoperative high volume cases. Postoprative dry eyes were transient and most of these cases were resolved till post 3 months, supontaneous blinks were settled.
Functional epiphora is the disease of epiphora with good lacrimal passage. We applied orbicularis oculi muscle tucking for this disease and showed good results for the treatment of this epiphora.

Free Research Field

眼科学