Sabrina Burlando was born with congenital ptosis, which affects the muscles that lift the eyelids, according to the Cleveland ...
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 ...
Superior rectus (SR) to levator palpebrae superioris (LPS) synkinesis has recently been described in patients with congenital or longstanding ptosis. 1, 2 However, aberrant innervation between lateral ...
Congenital ptosis is often myogenic in origin and can be distinguished from other types of ptosis by a lid crease that is subtle or absent. Congenital ptosis is usually not concerning unless it is so ...
Douglas P. Marx, MD, an oculoplastic surgeon with extensive pediatric and adult reconstructive experience, has joined the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah. A Utah native, Marx was ...
Oxymetazoline, 0.1% may hold potential as a promising treatment option for individuals with acquired blepharoptosis, according to results of a pooled analysis published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
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.