@article{Shamim_Hayat_Cheema_2021, title={Postoperative Visual Outcome: Sling procedure with prolene sutures in children with simple congenital ptosis}, volume={38}, url={https://pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/4359}, DOI={10.12669/pjms.38.1.4359}, abstractNote={<p><em><strong>Objective:</strong></em> To assess the visual outcome after sling procedure using prolene sutures in children with simple congenital ptosis.</p> <p><em><strong>Methods:</strong></em> A descriptive case series study was performed in the Department of Ophthalmology of Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, for a duration of six months in which 20 patients aged 3-10 years were selected with either unilateral or bilateral congenital ptosis. They were thoroughly examined and visual acuity and degree of ptosis were measured pre-operatively. Frontalis sling surgery was performed using prolene sutures on all patients after which their visual acuity and degree of ptosis were measured once again after three months post-operatively. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. For qualitative variables, frequency and percentages were calculated. Mean and Standard deviation was commutated for the quantitative variable.</p> <p><em><strong>Results:</strong></em> The mean age of the patients was 8.15±1.75. 11 (55%) male and 9 (45%) female participants were included in the study. Visual acuity improved in all the patients with all the patients attaining a visual acuity of 6/6 (n=12, 60%), 6/9 (n=7, 35%), and 6/12 (n=1, 5%). The degree of ptosis post-operatively was not found in any patient either.</p> <p><em><strong>Conclusion:</strong></em> Sling procedure helped in eliminating ptosis and improved visual acuity in patients with simple congenital ptosis.</p> <p><strong>doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.1.4359</strong></p> <p><em><strong>How to cite this:</strong></em><br>Shamim N, Hayat N, Cheema A. Postoperative Visual Outcome: Sling procedure with prolene sutures in children with simple congenital ptosis. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(1):232-236. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.1.4359</p> <p>This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Shamim, Nida and Hayat, Nausheen and Cheema, Alyscia}, year={2021}, month={Nov.} }