Congenital ptosis, or dysmyogenic ptosis, is the most common ptosis seen in childhood. It comprises a group of diseases in which the ptosis is due to a developmental dystrophy of the levator muscle ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with ptosis, a large pupil may be indicative of third nerve palsy. Levator function measurement can ...

To analyse the relationship between the results of the phenylephrine test and postoperative eyelid droop in transcutaneous aponeurotic repair using epinephrine-containing local anaesthetic for ...

A 73-year-old woman presented with progressive ptosis of both upper eyelids. She first noted ptosis in her late 40s and had ptosis surgery in 2003, which subsequently failed. Her second surgery was ...

Frontalis suspension is a common surgical method used by medical professionals to correct drooping of the upper eyelid due to poor function of the levator muscle. Through the procedure, the eyelid is ...