Bell's phenomenon is protective reflex in which the globe is turned upwards and slightly outwards during the eyelid closure to avoid corneal exposure. In Inverse Bell's phenomenon, the eye moves downward instead of upward, this may be seen in the normal population, patients with Bell's palsy or following conjunctival scarring. We hereby present the unusual complication of transient inversion of...

ÖzetAmaç: Levator fonksiyonu kötü doğumsal üst göz kapağı düşüklüğünde Whitnall askılama ameliyatı uyguladığımız hastaların klinik özelliklerini ve cerrahi sonuçlarını sunmak.Gereç Yöntemler: Haseki Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi’nde 2003-2005 yıllarında askı cerrahisi uygulanan 11 hastanın 15 gözü çalışmaya alındı. Hastaların dördü kadın, yedisi erkek olup, yaşları 5 ile 40 yıl arasındaydı. Göz dü...

Marcus Gunn phenomenon consists of a synkenesis between the masticatory musculature and the levator muscle of the contralateral eyelid. It is seen in patients with congenital ptosis. The phenomenon is normally unilateral, but bilateral cases are not unknown. Its exact etiology is not known. We report a case of bilateral Marcus Gunn phenomenon. The ptosis is secondary to a conflict between the o...

A 7-year-old boy had a case of congenital ptosis of the right eye and has undergone frontalis sling surgery using Gore-tex material. There was no intraoperative or immediate postoperative complication. However, the patient defaulted his follow-up and presented with right eye preseptal abscess secondary to infected surgical wound 1 month after surgery. He was treated with multiple antibiotics an...

Blepharoptosis is the drooping or inferior displacement of the upper eyelid. Blepharoptosis can be either congenital or acquired. Tumour metastasis is one of the acquired causes of blepharoptosis. The lungs, locoregional lymph nodes, bone and liver are the usual sites of metastases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC); however, unusual locations of RCC have also been reported. Herein, we describe a ca...

PURPOSE To report the results of a modified frontalis sling procedure using Mersilene mesh for correction of upper lid ptosis associated with poor levator muscle function. METHODS This interventional case series included 10 patients (15 eyelids) with congenital ptosis and poor levator function. All subjects underwent the upper lid sling procedure with modifications. Main outcomes were lid cre...

THE Marcus Gunn phenomenon is a well-known clinical entity wherein abnormal palpebral movements are associated with movements of the jaw. No record has been found in the literature of a case in which an associated concomitant convergent strabismus corrected itself automatically with the elevation of the ipsilateral ptotic lid when the jaw was opened or when ptosis was passively or surgically co...