Lateral canthoplasty.

BACKGROUND. Lateral canthoplasty is one of the most valuable procedures in ophthalmic plastic surgery and has a variety of indications. These include the repair of ectropion, paralytic lagophthalmos, and eyelid retraction. The procedure can also be used in the prevention of some of the above entities, in the delivery of orbital tumors, and is a valuable adjunct in lower blepharoplasty. The tarsal strip procedure is probably the most popular technique of horizontal shortening of the eyelid. OBJECTIVE. Indications for this procedure are reviewed. The technique as I perform it is described in detail.