OBJECTIVE To document the various clinical features of ptosis associated with monocular elevation deficiency (MED) seen in patients, presenting to the Paediatric and Strabismus Unit, over a period of 2 years. METHODS All patients seen with monocular elevation deficiency presenting to the Strabismus Clinic from January 2006 to December 2007 were examined and evaluated for presence of associate...

UNLABELLED Nasal tip ptosis ("drooping" or long nose) occurs when the tip of the nose is more caudal than what is deemed ideal. Intrinsic factors, such as elongated or caudally-rotated lower lateral cartilages, can lead to nasal tip ptosis. Extrinsic factors, such as elongated upper lateral cartilages or excessive caudal anterior septum and heavy nasal skin, can push the nasal tip caudally and ...

To investigate whether exercise training can reverse age-related impairment of myogenic vasoconstriction in skeletal muscle arterioles, young (4 mo) and old (22 mo) male Fischer 344 rats were randomly assigned to either sedentary or exercise-trained groups. The roles of the endothelium and Kv1 channels in age- and exercise training-induced adaptations of myogenic responses were assessed through...

AIM To study the frequency of amblyogenic factors in patients with congenital ptosis. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 114 eyes of 100 patients with congenital ptosis more than 1 year old were included. Amblyopia was defined as best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) less than 10/10 or a difference between the two eyes of at least 2/10. In patients too young to be measured by the linear Sne...

PURPOSE To assess the outcome of surgery in patients with a history of contact lens wear. DESIGN Retrospective, comparative interventional case series. METHODS A total of 419 patients underwent ptosis surgery during a 1-year period (2005-2006) at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Those included in this study had a diagnosis of aponeurotic ptosis and history of contact lens wear. MAIN OUTCOME MEASU...

BACKGROUND Anecdotal evidence has previously suggested that retrobulbar local anaesthetic (LA) injection is accompanied by the rapid onset of ptosis. Here the validity of this potentially valuable sign is tested. METHODS 25 patients received a retrobulbar injection and the times for development of ptosis and akinesia in other extraocular muscle groups were recorded and compared. The effects o...

purpose: to evaluate changes in tear condition following unilateral ptosis surgery. methods: in this case series all patients with unilateral ptosis who underwent ptosis surgery over a two-year period were studied. the patients did not have history of previous eye surgery or other eye problems. eyelid and lacrimal evaluation included schirmer’s test with and without anesthesia and tear break up...

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was performed for 125 patients who presented to a University-based plastic surgery clinic seeking consultation for mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery between 2010 Jan and 2015 Apr. We obtained demographic data, body mass index (BMI), breast tissue weight, history of smoking, feeding and pregnancy. To measure the degree of ptosis, the vertical level of...

H. Aitken G. Gorman, MRCP R. McFarland, MRCPCH M. Roberts, FRCP R.W. Taylor, FRCPat D.M. Turnbull, FRCP SECTION 1 A 58-year-old woman presented to a neuroophthalmologist with a 5-year history of progressively blurred vision, diplopia, and longstanding bilateral ptosis. She described occasional choking episodes after eating as well as fatigue and shortness of breath after minimal exertion. Her o...

A frontal mucocele is an epithelium-lined, mucuscontaining cyst filling in the frontal sinus. It is capable of expansion to erode the surrounding structures, which may result in severe complications such as orbital infection or intracranial lesions. The clinical presentation of frontal mucoceles includes frontal headache, swelling of the upper eyelid, and ophthalmic symptoms, such as proptosis ...