aponeurotic ptosis

ap·o·neu·rot·ic pto·sis

(ap'ō-nūr-ot'ik tō'sis)

Drooping of the eyelid caused by dehiscence of the tendon of the levator muscle.
Synonym(s): involutional ptosis.

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Typical clinical findings in aponeurotic ptosis may include good levator muscle function, deep upper eyelid sulcus, and upper eyelid dermatochalasis [11].

Senile entropion and aponeurotic ptosis are common eyelid disorders in the elderly population.

In our case, the successful surgical management of the involutional entropion and the aponeurotic ptosis led to a significant reduction of the patient's postoperative discomfort and total recovery time, as both diseases were treated synchronously.

Synchronous Surgical Treatment of Lower Eyelid Involutional Entropion and Ptosis

Congenital causes, oculomotor nerve palsy, myasthenia gravis, post-traumatic causes, and more rarely, Marcus- Gunn jaw-winking (MGJWS) syndrome and aponeurotic ptosis are considered among the causes.

Evaluation of two non-myasthenic patients with ptosis

Other adverse effects include delayed wound healing, mydriasis, aponeurotic ptosis and peri-ocular dermatitis.

Astute and safe use of topical ocular corticosteroids in general practice: practical guidelines: corticosteroids are an effective treatment for ocular inflammation, but they must be used with caution

Eight (22.2%) patients had neurogenic ptosis, 5(13.9%) had mechanical ptosis, 17 (47.2%) cases had myogenic, 6 (16.7%) had aponeurotic ptosis. Twenty seven eye of fifteen patients were managed surgically.

Eight (22.2%) patients had neurogenic ptosis (5 had occulomotor nerve palsy, 2 had Marcus-Gunn jaw winking phenomenon, 1 had Horner's syndrome), 5 (13.9%) had mechanical ptosis (2 had giant papillary conjunctivitis, 2 had tumors and 1 had large chalazion), 17 (47.2%)cases had myogenic, 6 (16.7%) had aponeurotic ptosis (Table-1).

Efficacy and efficiency of a small-incision, minimal dissection procedure versus a traditional approach for correcting aponeurotic ptosis. Ophthalmology 2004; 111(12):2158-63.

PTOSIS -TYPES AND OPERATIONS FOR CORRECTION

Stabilisation of eyelid height after aponeurotic ptosis repair.

Histopathologic evaluation and tensile strength of the levator aponeurosis-tarsus junction after ptosis surgery/Pitozis cerrahisi sonrasi levator aponevroz-tars kavsaginin histopatolojik incelenmesi ve gerilme kuvveti

in the USA estimated that around 20% of the entire population had aponeurotic ptosis [11], and Kaplan et al.