The Incidence of Strabismus After Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the incidence of strabismus after upper and lower blepharoplasty in the United States.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of adults (age ≥18 years) in the IRIS Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) who underwent blepharoplasty between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2020. The primary outcome was the Kaplan-Meier estimated cumulative incidence of strabismus diagnosis and surgery within 3 years of blepharoplasty. Multivariable Cox regression was used to determine the association of blepharoplasty type with strabismus diagnosis and surgery, adjusting for patient age, sex, and geographic region.

Results

Blepharoplasty was performed in 368,623 patients (median [interquartile range] age, 69 [63-75] years, and 69% female). Compared with those undergoin

SUBMITTER: Oke I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11226363 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Aug 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature