Successful Treatment of Severe Floppy Eyelid Syndrome

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1 Successful Treatment of Severe Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Wade Brock, MD, FACS Arkansas Oculoplastic Surgery, PLLC Table Rock Regional Round-Up September 23-24, 2016, Branson, MO I have no commercial or financial conflicts of interest to disclose. My Background Fellow, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons Board certified by the the ABMS in Ophthalmology Board certified by the ABCS in Facial Cosmetic Surgery 1

2 Purpose Discuss the history and features of floppy eyelid syndrome Present the strong relationship with sleep apnea Touch upon other ocular manifestations of sleep apnea Share what I ve learned and how my treatment approach has evolved Demonstrate a management approach and surgical technique that is very effective for floppy eyelid syndrome Is There Anyone Who Has Not Ever Seen Floppy Eyelid Syndrome? It Comes In All Shapes And Sizes But Basically... 2

3 Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Floppy Eyelid Syndrome First described in 1981 by Culbertson and Ostler Reported 11 over-weight men with symptoms of ocular discomfort Elastic lids that could easily be distorted and everted Marked papillary conjunctivitis The Classic Patient Middle age Overweight White men Ocular irritation/tearing 3

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5 But In My Practice Women Children African-American and Hispanic 5

6 African-American Man White Woman Not Especially Overweight Is It Common? 6

7 Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Is Fairly Common At least it s common in my practice. I see about 25 patients with FES per year. What Is Floppy Eyelid Syndrome? Upper Eyelid Anatomy 7

8 Lower Eyelid Anatomy A Broken Windshield Wiper Isn t That Better?! 8

9 Lash Ptosis Conjunctivitis 9

10 Keratitis Lower Lid Laxity (Distraction Test) Epiphora 10

11 Recognizing Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Patient generally has irritation and tearing Usually symptoms are worse in the morning Crepe-like eyelid skin or lash ptosis Can have pain and photophobia Rarely have corneal abrasion or external ulcer Recognizing Floppy Eyelid Syndrome The symptoms and findings are almost always on the dominant sleep side Or, if the patient has a bilateral condition, you often find they sleep on their stomach Patients, if questioned, usually have a hx suggestive of sleep apnea Histopathology Decreased number of elastin fibers in the tarsal plate and orbicularis fibers Also observed that uvular tissue demonstrates a loss of elastin Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that degrade elastic fibers were found to be very immunoreactivein the conjunctiva 11

12 Histopathology There Is A Clear Correlation Between Floppy Eyelid Syndrome And Sleep Apnea So Naturally 12

13 Evidence Suggests OSA is common in FES But FES is uncommon in the general OSA population The incidence of FES in OSA has been shown to be anywhere from 2% to 32% One study showed 26 out of 27 pts with FES had OSA but in a random cohort of 20 patients with OSA, only 1 had FES Mechanism Mechanical Theory Ischemia-Reperfusion Theory Genetic Theory Mechanical Theory Supported by symptoms present on sleep side Symptoms of discomfort upon awakening FES has been reported in patients with eye-rubbing disorders 13

14 Ischemia-Reperfusion Theory Supported by the fact there exists low nocturnal systemic PaO2 Sudden reperfusion causes free radical release that damages surrounding tissue Genetic Theory A genetic factor affecting collagen or elastin may be responsible so that some patients get FES while others do not, even though the same forces are at play. I think there is probably something to this. It could explain why other areas of the body are affected heart valves, esophageal sphincter, and so on. What Other Ocular Manifestations Have Been Observed in OSA? 14

15 Keratoconus Microbial Keratitis Filamentary Keratitis 15

16 Scarring of the Cornea With Neovascularization Corneal Perforation Blepharitis 16

17 Meibomianitis or Chalazia Thinning Of The Nasal Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer NAION Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy 17

18 Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Normal Tension Glaucoma Is There An ICD-10 Code For Floppy Eyelid Syndrome? 18

19 No!!!!!!!!!!!!! How Do I Treat Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Ointments, artificial tears Alternating sleep sides If patients are not already compliant on CPAP, I order a sleep evaluation I think eyelid taping and shielding is not very helpful for most patients. How Do I Treat Floppy Eyelid Syndrome If the patient is compliant on CPAP I ll correct moderate floppy eyelids recalcitrant to nonsurgical means and severe floppy eyelid syndrome surgically I ll correct floppy eyelid syndrome before performing ptosis surgery 19

20 How Do I Correct Floppy Eyelid Syndrome? Lateral Tarsal Strip with an Ipsilateral Full Thickness Wedge Resection How Did This Become My, Go-To Procedure Initially, I did not always appreciate that floppy eyelid syndrome meant -- floppy upper and lower eyelids Sometimes, when I was correcting what I thought was severe ectropion only, I would find a lax upper eyelid would then imbricate over the tighter lower eyelid This led me to recognize a floppy upper eyelid frequently in the presence of ectropion. 20

21 How Did This Become My, Go-To Procedure? Also, new patients were presenting who had had failed ptosis repairs either the ptosis only was better for a few months or never really better I recognized if I corrected the floppy eyelid syndrome first, they would have successful ptosis surgeries How Did This Become My, Go-To Procedure? Next, I began performing a lateral tarsal strip on the upper eyelid at that same time that I performed one on the lower eyelid Altering the lateral levator and it s attachments did not restore a really natural dynamic. Although this was effective at times it was not always predictable or aesthetically pleasing Lateral Tarsal Strip with an Ipsilateral Full Thickness Wedge Resection 21

22 Why Did This Become My, Go-To Procedure? This approach has the advantage of effectively treating the lower and upper eyelid laxities simultaneously with proven procedures. The integrity of the lateral levator attachments to the lateral canthal tendon are not disrupted. Somehow this is helpful and important. And it works! Lateral Tarsal Strip with an Ipsilateral Full Thickness Wedge Resection 22

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44 Before And After Before And After 44

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47 Before and After Questions To Answer What is it about the FES patients with OSA, that they have FES vs a large majority of OSA that do not have FES? Questions To Answer What is it about the FES patients with OSA, that they have FES vs a large majority of OSA that do not have FES? Why do some patients have mostly upper eyelid laxity and others have upper and lower eyelid laxity? 47

48 Questions To Answer What is it about the FES patients with OSA, that they have FES vs a large majority of OSA that do not have FES? Why do some patients have mostly upper eyelid laxity and others have upper and lower eyelid laxity? What is the mechanism for loss of elastin in the tarsus and other systemic tissues in patients with FES and OSA? What about heart valves or the lower esophageal sphincter? Questions To Answer What is it about the FES patients with OSA, that they have FES vs a large majority of OSA that do not have FES? Why do some patients have mostly upper eyelid laxity and others have upper and lower eyelid laxity? What is the mechanism for loss of elastin in the tarsus and other systemic tissues in patients with FES and OSA? What about heart valves or the lower esophageal sphincter? Can severe FES be prevented in pts with no FES or mild-moderate FES, who begin CPAP therapy? No Surgery Just 5 Years of CPAP 48

49 No Surgery Just 5 Years of CPAP Questions To Answer Can CPAP put patients at increased risk who either have glaucoma or have risk factors for glaucoma? Or can CPAP decrease periods of apnea increasing blood flow to the optic nerve and thereby decreasing risks of glaucomatous or ischemic optic neuropathy Questions To Answer Can CPAP put patients at increased risk who either have glaucoma or have risk factors for glaucoma? Or can CPAP decrease periods of apnea increasing blood flow to the optic nerve and thereby decreasing risks of glaucomatous or ischemic optic neuropathy How often does FES correlate with other co-morbidites of OSA? Such as atrial fibrillation? GERD? 49

50 Questions To Answer Can CPAP put patients at increased risk who either have glaucoma or have risk factors for glaucoma? Or can CPAP decrease periods of apnea increasing blood flow to the optic nerve and thereby decreasing risks of glaucomatous or ischemic optic neuropathy How often does FES correlate with other co-morbidites of OSA? Such as atrial fibrillation? GERD? When should sleep specialists refer their patients to an ophthalmologist? Summary Lateral tarsal strip with an ipsilateral full thickness wedge resection is an effective way to treat floppy eyelid syndrome I ve performed the surgery on over 23 patients with excellent subjective and objective results I m summarizing my findings in a retrospective study that I hope to have completed and accepted to present at next year s ASOPRS fall meeting Bibliography Florent Aptel, MD, Phd; Hafid Khayi, MD, et. al. Association of Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Consequences for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening and Treatment; JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(7): Mutlu Acar, MD. Hikmet Firat, MD, et. al. Long-term effects of PAP on ocular surface in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Can J Ophthal 2014;49: Tomoaki Shiba, Mao Takahashi, et. al. Relationship between Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness. Am J Ophthalmol 2014;157: G. Manin, A. Pons, et. al. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in People with Type I Diabetes: Prevalence and Association With Micro- and Macrovascular Complications 50

51 Bibliography Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Denise S. Kim, MD, et. al. The Association Between Glaucomatous and Other Causes of Optic Neuropathy and Sleep Apnea. Am J Ophthalmol 2011;152(6): Daniel G. Ezra, MA, MRCS, MRCOphth, Michele Beaconsfield, FRCS, FRCOphth, Richard Collin, MA, FRCS, FRCOphth. Floppy Eyelid Syndrome: Stretching the Limits. Surv Ophthalmol 2010; 55(1): Daniel G. Ezra, MA, MRCS, MRCOphth, Michele Beaconsfield, FRCS, FRCOphth, Richard Collin, MA, FRCS, FRCOphth, et al. The Associations of Floppy Eyelid Syndrome: A Case Control Study. Ophthalmology 2010;117: Michael A. Saidel, MD, Jeanie Y. Paik, MD, et. al. Prevalence of Sleep Apnea Syndrome and High-Risk Characteristics Among Keratoconus Patients. Cornea 2012;31: Bibliography Nergiz Huseyinoglu, Metin Ekinci, et. al. Optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer parameters as indicators of neurodegenerative brain changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep Breath 2014;18: Thank You! 51

52 Wade Brock, MD, FACS