Hyperopic anisometropia with a shorter axial length ipsilateral to the ptotic eye in children with congenital ptosis [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2021 Background To investigate the clinical characteristics of children with congenital ptosis, with particular attention given to the incidence of anisometropia, and the difference in axial length (AL) between the right and left eyes.
Satoshi Ueki +4 more
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Ocular biological characteristics and refractive errors in children with unilateral congenital ptosis [PDF]
International Journal of OphthalmologyAIM: To evaluate refraction and ocular biological characteristics in children with unilateral congenital ptosis. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 200 Chinese children (3-15y) with unilateral congenital ptosis were evaluated. Cycloplegic refraction
Yu-Ying Sun +7 more
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Marcus Gunn Jaw Winking Phenomenon - A case of the widening eye [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2009 Marcus Gunn jaw winking phenomenon is a congenital synkinetic movement due to synkinesis between the upper eyelid and the pterygoids and it accounts for 8% of patients with congenital ptosis. In rare instances, ptosis may be absent.
Kamalakshi G. Bhat, Anupama Karanth
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Effects of congenital ptosis on the refractive development of eye and vision in children [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 AIM: To investigate the influence of unilateral congenital ptosis on the development of the eye and vision in children. METHODS: In this prospective observational study, 41 patients with unilateral congenital ptosis were enrolled (age range 3-15y).
Xiao-Yu Zeng +7 more
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Refractive error characteristics and influence on ocular parameters in patients with unilateral congenital ptosis [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background The study aimed to investigate the difference in refractive status and ocular parameters between ptotic and fellow eyes in patients with unilateral congenital ptosis. Methods Thirty patients (53% males, age 22.00 ± 11.41 years) with unilateral
Yingli Liu +5 more
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Treatment of Congenital Myogenic Ptosis with Frontalis Suspension Surgery [PDF]
Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan, 2016 Ptosis repair is a challenging oculoplastic surgical procedure that requires correct diagnosis, thoughtful planning, thorough understanding of eyelid anatomy, experience, and good surgical technique.
Shaelva Lassa Sabatini, Riani Erna
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Long-term outcome of strabismus and ptosis surgery in a mother and daughter with congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006 Background. Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles (CFEOM) is a very rare congenital condition, characterized by variable amounts of restriction of the extraocular muscles, with or without ptosis.
Zdravković Ivana +4 more
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Eyelid retraction during smiling in a patient with monocular congenital ptosis: a case report [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Blepharoptosis is a common symptom in ophthalmology clinic, but eyelid retraction when smiling in a ptosis eye is a rare manifestation. Here we report a novel manifestation that eyelid retraction during smiling in a patient with monocular ...
Yiyang Zhao, Jing Fu, Jie Hao
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Long term risk of recurrence of ptosis repair: implications for surgical counseling and follow-up [PDF]
Frontiers in OphthalmologyPurposeTo evaluate recurrence rates after surgical correction of ptosis in adults, with emphasis on differences between aponeurotic and non-aponeurotic etiologies, and to identify predictors of recurrence.MethodsThis retrospective, single-center cohort ...
Dana Cohen +11 more
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Clinical presentation and management of congenital ptosis [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2017 Marco Marenco,1,* Ilaria Macchi,2,* Iacopo Macchi,3 Emilio Galassi,4 Mina Massaro-Giordano,5 Alessandro Lambiase1 1Department of Sense Organs, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome,
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