Summary
Orbital hypertelorism is defined as an abnormally wide bony interorbital distance.
The aims of surgery are both correction of ocular dystopia and cosmetic reconstruction
of the nasal crest. Marked improvement of visual function, especially binocular vision,
by surgery is not expected. Here we report that surgical treatment unexpectedly resulted
in a significant visual improvement for a 13-year-old boy with orbital hypertelorism
who also had bilateral cleft lip and palate.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 01, 2012
Accepted:
February 4,
2012
Received:
August 8,
2011
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Copyright
© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
