• Nida Shamim, Nausheen Hayat, and Alyscia Cheema.
• Dr. Nida Shamim, FCPS. Department of Ophthalmology, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
• Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Jan 1; 38 (1): 232-236.

ObjectiveTo assess the visual outcome after sling procedure using prolene sutures in children with simple congenital ptosis.MethodsA 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionSling procedure helped in eliminating ptosis and improved visual acuity in patients with simple congenital ptosis.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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