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Evaluation and management of unilateral ptosis and avoiding contralateral ptosis.
Treating unilateral ptosis can be challenging and a proper preoperative evaluation may help prevent unexpected outcomes on the contralateral lid. Preoperative evaluation should include testing for Hering's law, which remains useful in understanding the phenomenon of induced contralateral eyelid retraction in the context of ptosis. Approximately 10% to 20% of patients with unilateral ptosis have...
متن کاملRecognising aponeurotic ptosis.
Thirteen patients who had ptosis surgery undertaken for disinsertion of the aponeurosis of the levator palpebrae superioris were reviewed. Pre-operatively all the patients had characteristic clinical signs of levator disinsertion which was confirmed at surgery and corrected by reposition of the disinserted aponeurosis. Five of these patients were initially mistakenly diagnosed as having a neuro...
متن کاملAcute unilateral isolated ptosis.
A 64-year-old man presented with a 2-day history of acute onset painless left ptosis. He had no other symptoms; importantly pupils were equal and reactive and eye movements were full. There was no palpable mass or swelling. He was systemically well with no headache, other focal neurological signs, or symptoms of fatigue. CT imaging showed swelling of the levator palpebrae superioris suggestive ...
متن کاملUnilateral iatrogenic ptosis.
To cite: Hassan AS, Oliphant H, Baddeley P. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013201867 DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of gradually worsening ptosis affecting his left upper lid. Nine years ago he had undergone excision of a left acoustic neuroma; this resulted in a left-sided facial palsy, which was partially treated ...
متن کاملPtosis after glaucoma surgery
PURPOSE Evaluate factors contributing to ptosis after glaucoma surgery. METHODS Three-year retrospective chart review from January 1, 2012, to January 1, 2015, 157 eyes, 3 surgeons, at Boston Medical Center, to determine the incidence of ptosis and the effects of each variable contributing to ptosis at 3 months after surgery. Each variable was analyzed using the chi-square or independent samp...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1921
ISSN: 0002-9394
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(21)90134-x