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 ...

Forty-five eyelids of 43 consecutive patients (16 female, 27 males) that underwent levator resection surgery for ptosis correction were included in the study. Twenty-six of the eyelids had congenital ...

Aponeurotic ptosis is the most common type of ptosis, in which the levator aponeurosis disinserts or dehisces from the tarsus and results in ptosis. Because the levator muscle is not affected, levator ...

Ptosis is a condition where the eye appears small and sleepy due to an abnormal drooping of the upper eyelid when looking straight. There is congenital ptosis where a drooping of the eyelid is present ...

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This patient has Marcus Gunn jaw-winking syndrome. He does not have any extraocular movement deficits, which would be seen in Duane syndrome (abduction deficit), third nerve palsy (adduction and ...

If your eyes are droopy, it can be a sign of ptosis, or droopy eyelids. This can be caused by nerve damage, underlying medical conditions, or more serious factors like a stroke or neurological ...

The upper eyelids sometimes droop downward in a condition known as ptosis. Ptosis may occur in one or both eyelids. The term ptosis means drooping. This article will look at some causes of droopy ...

Levator maldevelopment (dysmyogenic) ptosis is the most common type of ptosis seen in childhood and is caused by primary dystrophy of the levator muscle. Mueller's superior tarsal muscle is normal.