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Rafi Sheikh, MD, PhD. Photo.

Rafi Sheikh

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Rafi Sheikh, MD, PhD. Photo.

Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging of a Rotational Full-Thickness Lower Eyelid Flap Shows Satisfactory Blood Perfusion

Author

  • Johanna V Berggren
  • Rafi Sheikh
  • Jenny Hult
  • Karl Engelsberg
  • Malin Malmsjö

Summary, in English

Full-thickness eyelid flaps from the lower eyelid are frequently used to repair larger upper eyelid defects. Perfusion monitoring has recently been implemented in several reconstructive surgical procedures, however, perfusion monitoring of a rotational eyelid flap has not yet been described. The authors' employed laser speckle contrast imaging to monitor blood perfusion in a rotational flap from the lower eyelid, used to cover a large tumor defect in the upper eyelid. Perfusion in the flap decreased by only 50% during surgery and was almost completely restored 5 weeks later at flap division (91%). The excellent surgical outcome in the present case is deemed to be the result of satisfactory blood perfusion of the flap.

Department/s

  • Ophthalmology Imaging Research Group
  • Ophthalmology, Lund
  • Clinical Sciences, Helsingborg
  • Clinical and experimental lung transplantation

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Pages

139-141

Publication/Series

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volume

37

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Topic

  • Ophthalmology

Status

Published

Research group

  • Ophthalmology Imaging Research Group
  • Clinical and experimental lung transplantation

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1537-2677