Superior oblique myokymia--a topical solution?
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of the tendon from the eyelid tissue.3 This produces a rounding of the lateral angle and acquired blepharophimosis. The dark discoloration over the lateral canthus can precede the tendon dehiscence. Blepharochalasis is an uncommon condition and Brazin commented that its occurrence unilaterally was extremely rare.4 This view is supported by Langley et al.5 Collin, however, reported a series of 30 cases where 14 cases were unilateral.6 This may reflect the referral pattern of diagnostically difficult cases to one centre. No previously reported cases have described a localised example of blepharochalasis. Our patient had normal skin and periorbita in the medial aspect of the left upper and lower eyelids which did not require surgery. The main differential diagnosis in this case was ofa vascular lesion but this was excluded at surgery together with other infiltrative lesions. The clinical features did not suggest lacrimal gland involvement. The diagnosis of blepharochalasis can be, difficult if the condition is localised or unilateral. Our case shows how characteristic changes in the skin and periorbita, together with a classic history and the exclusion of other causes of lid swelling, all help in the diagnosis of an atypical case of blepharochalasis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 78 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994