Table 2.
Eyelid Reconstruction, Surgical Techniques
| Author | Year | Level of Evidence | Patients (n) | Mean Age (y) | Treatment Intervention/Modality | PG Percentage | Treatment to Resolve PG | Follow-up (mo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gower, et al61 | 2011 | I | 1452 | 47.2 | First-time trichiasis surgery | 198/1881 | 10.5% | Surgical excision | 1.5 |
| Gower, et al62 | 2013 | I | 1917 | 55.2 | Trachomatous trichiasis, with tarsal/tarsorrhaphy clamp | 281/1669 | 16.8% | Not specified | 24 |
| Trachomatous trichiasis, Standard bilamellar tarsal rotation instrumentation | 375/1674 | 22.4% | |||||||
| Perry, et al63 | 2013 | III | 18 | 73 | Internal cantholysis for closure of larger full-thickness eyelid defects, transconjunctival approach | 2/18 | 11.1% | Conservative measures | 4.6 |
| Kheirkhah, et al64 | 2013 | II | 32 | 47.3 | Combined method: oral mucosal transplantation, and amniotic membrane transplantation for severe symblepharon | 4/32 | 12.5% | Triamcinolone injection and surgical excision | 16.4 |
| Phillips, et al65 | 2019 | III | 7 | 65 | Lateral canthal “V” incision with a lateral tarsal strip | 1/9 | 11.1% | Not specified | 17 |
| AlSemari, et al66 | 2024 | I | 33 | 40.9 | Cryopreserved ultra-thick human amniotic membrane for anophthalmic socket contracture | 8/42 | 19% | Excision and topical antibiotic with steroids | 10.9 |