neuroblastoma is a common tumor in pediatric cancer and which might present with usual or unusual clinical features. one of the rare clinical finding of neuroblastoma is paraneoplastic syndromes. we report a two year-old girl with presentation of bilateral ptosis and abdominal pain which was diagnosed as having neuroblastoma. our case is a very rare case of neuroblastoma accompanied by bilatera...

purpose: to report two cases of conversion disorder with unilateral psychogenic pseudoptosis. case reports: the first case was 21 years old man who developed sudden ptosis of his left eye, since 2 weeks ago. the patient had episodes of upper lid drooping during the last 7 months; the second case was a 10 years old girl with history of ptosis since 6 months, after viral conjunctivitis. all neuro...

purpose : to determine the prevalence of ptosis and its correlation with vision-related variables in tehran population methods : through a stratified cluster random sampling, 160 clusters were selected proportional to the population of each municipal district of the city. all consented participants were transferred to the clinic and underwent thorough eye examination. here we report the prevale...

purpose: to assess the etiology, demography, surgical management and postoperative complications of ptosis in a referral ophthalmologic center. methods: we reviewed records of 233 ptosis patients managed at labbafinejad hospital during 1998-2003. etiology, age, sex, laterality, family history, amblyopia, past medical history, margin reflex distance and levator function, type of surgery, and pos...

Blepharoptosis (ptosis) is one of the most common eyelid disorders encountered in ophthalmology. A detailed history and exam are crucial in the evaluation of a patient presenting with ptosis. This provides the correct guidelines for surgical planning. The appropriate surgical technique is usually determined by the degree of ptosis and levator function. The surgeon should have an armamentarium o...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the surgical and functional outcome of congenital ptosis repair and the anisometropic changes after surgical repair of ptosis to determine the potential contribution of anisometropia to the development of refractive amblyopia. METHODS The clinical records of 162 children with congenital ptosis that had been surgically repaired between 1995 and 2006 at the Goldschleger Ey...