[Surgical treatment of lower eyelid retraction occurring after inferior rectus recession: a case report of a patient with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles].

Lower eyelid retraction is a complication that frequently follows large inferior rectus recession. It may result in cosmetic problems or lagophthalmos with corneal exposure. We report the case of a child who had restrictive strabismus related to orbital fibrosis. He underwent bilateral inferior rectus recession and bilateral brow suspension. Retractor lysis was performed to treat a lower lid retraction that followed strabismus surgery. Lower lid retraction results from the anatomic connections between the inferior rectus muscle and the lower eyelid retractor. Several techniques have been proposed to prevent or treat lower eyelid retraction after inferior rectus recession.