Table 3
Characteristics of lower eyelid positon before and after surgery
| Time after surgery | Scleral grafting (group A; 20 eyelids) |
Tenotomy and antimetabolite (group B; 15 eyelids) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean lower margin reflex distance (mm): | ||
| Preoperative (SD) | 7.5 mm (0.95) | 7.9 mm (0.8) |
| Range | 5–9 mm | 7–9 mm |
| 1 month (SD) | 5.75 (S.D. 1.02) | 6.8 (S.D. 1.15)** |
| Range | 4–7 mm | 4–8 mm |
| 3 months (SD) | 6.25 (0.88) | 7.4 (1.18)*** |
| Range | 4–8 mm | 6–9 mm |
| 6 months (SD) | 6.3 (0.87) | 7.29 (1.14)*** |
| Range | 4–8 mm | 6–9 mm |
| Mean lower scleral show (mm): | ||
| Preoperative (SD) | 2.45 (1.05) | 2.87 (0.64) |
| Range | 1–5 mm | 2–4 mm |
| 1 month (SD) | 0.74 (0.70) | 1.33 (1.11) |
| Range | 0–2 mm | 0–4 mm |
| 3 months (SD) | 0.87 (0.74) | 1.93 (1.39)*** |
| Range | 0–2 mm | 0–4 mm |
| 6 months (SD) | 0.93 (0.59) | 2.4 (1.4)*** |
| Range | 0–2.5 mm | 0–4mm |
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↵p<0.001, **p<0.01, ***p>0.05 with respect to preoperative values.
