[Surgical treatment of congenital anophthalmia].

OBJECTIVE

To investigates the surgical treatment for congenital anophthalmia.

METHODS

The operation was performed in two steps. At first, the orbit was enlarged and the tarsus was reconstructed with cartilage transplantation. At the second step, blepharoptosis was corrected with levator shortening or frontalis muscle suspension.

RESULTS

Five cases have been treated successfully with this method and satisfactory results were obtained.

CONCLUSION

Orbit amplification and tarsus reconstruction along with ptosis correction is an effective treatment for anophthalmia both aesthetically and functionally.