Congenital ptosis - A clinical and demographic study in a tertiary eye care hospital
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Aim To study the clinical and demographic characteristics of Congenital Ptosis at a tertiary eye care centreMaterial and Methods This is a retrospective study of patients admitted for surgical correction of ptosis under the department of Oculoplastics and Orbital Diseases in Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital Hyderabad Telangana State over a period of 3 years from Feb 2013 to Jan 2016 Demographic data regarding age at presentation gender family history of ptosis and any other associated abnormalities were recorded A detailed clinical examination was done for all the cases to determine the cause of ptosis degree of ptosis amount of LPS action presence of strabismus andor amblyopia and fundus examination All cases of Acquired Ptosis were excluded from the studyObservations A total of 123 cases were reviewed in our study 5690 cases presented after 16yrs of age Children with congenital ptosis presenting at less than 5yrs of age constituted 81 In our study 7154 cases were unilateral Involvement of Left eye was predominant at a rate of 6022 Severe ptosis degree of ptosis 4mm and more was present in 9024 Function of Levator palpebrae superioris was poor in 7317No sex predilection was noted in our studyA family history of congenital ptosis was present in 14 of cases 3 cases of congenital ptosis were because of 3rd nerve paralysisConclusions Simple congenital ptosis was the most common form of childhood ptosis Uniocular involvement was found in 7154 and a predominant involvement of the left eye in 6022 of casesKeywords Congenital ptosis LPS function Frontalis sling surgery
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M Padma, Padma Prabha
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