Abstract
PurposeTo report the results of a simple outpatient method for soft tissue socket expansion in young children with congenital anophthalmos.MethodsSeventeen congenital anophthalmic sockets of 15 infants of a mean age of 4.2±4.4 months were fitted with specially designed serial solid acrylic shapes or hydrogel expanders using cyanoacrylate for eyelids closure when using the latter.ResultsAt the age of 2 years, the mean horizontal eyelid length increased from a mean of 11.6±4.5 to 19.4±4.6 mm and the volume of the last expander from a mean of 0.6±0.2 to 2.0±0.3 cm2. The specially designed acrylic shapes could be a substitute to the custom-made molds, which require general anesthesia.ConclusionSuccessful increase in the horizontal eyelid length as well as the conjunctival socket volume could be achieved by a simple outpatient procedure without the need for repeated hospitalization and general anesthesia in these infants.
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