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1565449

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
The association between induced contralateral upper eyelid retraction and blepharoptosis, although well known, has not been well analyzed. The authors prospectively studied 50 consecutive patients with blepharoptosis. Interpalpebral fissure measurements of the contralateral "normal" or relatively less blepharoptotic eyelids were made in the resting position, with the blepharoptotic eye occluded, manually elevated, and after instillation of phenylephrine 2.5%. Ocular dominance also was tested. Contralateral interpalpebral fissure height decreased greater than or equal to 1 mm in 10 of 50 patients (20%) after manual elevation. Blepharoptosis was present or greater in the dominant eye in 7 of 10 (70%) patients in this group, but in only 7 of 40 (18%) patients in the group not showing such a response (P less than 0.001). Of 12 patients with congenital blepharoptosis, none demonstrated this response. In patients with acquired blepharoptosis, contralateral decrease in eyelid position also was directly associated with severity of blepharoptosis in the opposite eye. These findings suggest that contralateral induced eyelid elevation or retraction is frequently associated with blepharoptosis and is more apparent as visual impairment secondary to blepharoptosis increases. Detection of contralateral eyelid retraction is important in the preoperative evaluation of blepharoptosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0161-6420
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
366-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of contralateral eyelid retraction associated with blepharoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Albany Medical College, NY 12203.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't