Supine Test: Detecting Lacrimal Gland Prolapse Before Upper Blepharoplasty

Supine Test: A New Test for Detecting Lacrimal Gland Prolapse Before Upper Blepharoplasty

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Purpose: To introduce a new (Supine) test and assess the values of lateral eyelid bulging for diagnosis of lacrimal gland (LG) prolapse before upper blepharoplasty. Methods: In a prospective case series (2011–2017), lateral eyelid bulging and Supine Test were recorded, preoperatively. Lacrimal gland prolapse was graded as mild (7 mm). A few spots of cautery on LG capsule was performed in patients with bilateral mild and suture repositioning in unilateral or bilateral moderate and severe LG prolapse. Patients with asymmetric LG prolapse were treated based on more severe grade, bilaterally. Results: Included were 1,207 patients. Frequency of positive Supine Test (11.8%, 142/1,207) increased from almost 10% in patients less than 41 years of age to 15% in more than 60 years of age. Their mean age was significantly older, and 53.2% showed asymmetric LG prolapse. Septum was just opened in patients with positive Supine Test, and all had LG prolapse of ≥3 mm (mean: 5.6 mm, range: 3–14 mm). Mild LG prolapse, moderate LG prolapse, and severe LG prolapse were observed in 22.5%, 62.6%, and 14.7% of the patients, respectively. Mean follow-up time was 22 months (12–60 months). Recurrence was observed in 1 patient (bilateral) after suture repositioning. Lateral eyelid bulging had a high negative (96.2%) and low positive (30.6%) predictive value when compared with the Supine Test. Conclusions: Positive Supine Test means LG prolapse of ≥3 mm (100% positive predictive value). Negative lateral eyelid bulging was highly predictive of no LG prolapse. Accepted for publication April 5, 2019. Iran University Eye Research Center has funded the study but had no role in the design or conduct of this research. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's website (www.op-rs.com.). The test (not the data) was introduced in the annual meeting of European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), Bucharest, September 2018. The Video Clip was presented at the annual meeting of American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) on October 2018, in Chicago, IL. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Mohsen Bahmani Kashkouli, M.D., Eye Department, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Sattarkhan Niayesh St, Tehran 1455364, Iran. E-mail: mkashkouli2@gmail.com © 2019 by The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc., All rights reserved.

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