This document discusses ptosis, or low-lying eyelids, including its definition, types, examination, and treatment. There are two main types of ptosis: congenital and acquired. Congenital ptosis can be simple or associated with other conditions. Acquired ptosis has neurological, muscular, aponeurotic, or mechanical causes. A full examination involves measuring lid position, levator function, ocular motility, and associated signs. Treatment options include observation, glasses, or surgical procedures like mullar resection, levator resection/advancement, or brow suspension depending on the type and severity of ptosis. Careful examination and documentation is important for successful ptosis management.
6. Simple Congenital Ptosis
• Developmental dystrophy of levator muscle
• Occasionally associated with weakness of superior rectus
• Unilateral or bilateral ptosis of varying severity
• In downgaze ptotic eyelid is slightly higher
• Frequent absence of upper lid crease
• Usually poor levator function
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8. Blepharophimosis syndrome
• Moderate to severe symmetrical ptosis
• Short horizontal palpebral aperture
• Telecanthus (lateral displacement of medial canthus)
• Epicanthus inversus (lower lid fold larger than upper)
• Lateral inferior ectropion
• Poorly developed nasal bridge and hypoplasia of superior orbital rims
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11. Marcus Gunn jaw-winking Phenomenon
• Accounts for about 5% of all cases of congenital ptosis
• Retraction or ‘wink’ of ptotic lid in conjunction with stimulation of
ipsilateral pterygoid muscles
12. Grading of Marcus Gunn jaw-winking Phenomenon
• Mild- maximum elevation of ptotic eyelid non- ptotic position
• Moderate- maximum elevation goes upto superior limbus
• Severe- maximum elevation beyond the superior limbus with scleral
show
14. NEUROGENIC PTOSIS
THIRD NERVE PALSY
Congenital or acquired .
- Eyeball is turned down, out slightly intorted due to actions of lateral
rectus and superior oblique muscles.
- Ocular movements restricted in all directions except outward.
- Pupil is fixed and dilated due to paralysis of spinchter pupillae
muscle.
- Accommodation is completely lost due to paralysis of ciliary muscle
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16. THIRD NERVE MISDIRECTION
Rare, unilateral
- Pupil is occasionally
involved
-Bizarre movements of upper
lid accompany eye movements
17. HORNER SYNDROME:
Characterized by classic triad of:
• Mild ptosis
• Miosis
• Reduced ipsilateral sweating
Other features include
• mild enophthalmos
• loss of cilio- spinal reflex
• heterochromia
• pupil is slow to dilate
• slight elevation of the lower
eyelid
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19. Bell’s phenomenon
• Upward rotation of globe on lid closure
GRADING
good= >2/3 of cornea disappears
fair= 1/3 – 2/3 of cornea disappears
poor= <1/3 of cornea disappears
VARIANT
- Inverse- upward & inward
- Reverse- downward & outward
- Preverse- different directions
20. Cont...
• Corneal sensation- always check before planning the surgery.
• Schirmers test – to rule out dry eye disease
• Pupillary abnormalities
- miosis in horner’s syndrome
-mydriasis in 3rd nerve palsy
21. Phenylephrine test
The function of muller’s is tested by applying drops of 10%
phenylephrine to the eye on the side of blepharoptosis.
22. Myasthenia Gravis
Clinical features
• Uncommon, typically affects young women
• Weakness and fatiguability of voluntary musculature
• Three types - ocular, bulbar and generalized
23. Cogan‘s Lid Twitch Sign
Characteristic of myasthenia
• consists of a brief overshoot twitch of lid retraction following sudden
return of the eyes to primary position after a period of downgaze
24. Investigations
• Ice pack test
• Edrophonium test
• Antibodies to acetylcholine
receptors
• CT or MRI for presence of
thymoma
• Electromyography to confirm
fatigue
Other Test for Myasthenia
• Generalized fatigue
• Lid fatigue
• Sleep test
25. ICE TEST
• An ice pack is applied to the affected upper eyelid for 5 minutes.
• A positive test is the improvement of ptosis by > 2mm or more.
26. Edrophonium (Tensilon)test
• Measure amount of ptosis or diplopia
before injection
• Inject i.v. atropine 0.3 mg
• Inject i.v. test dose
of edrophonium (0.2 ml-2 mg)
• Inject remaining (0.8 ml-8 mg)
if no hypersensitivity
28. Ocular myasthenia
• Insidious, bilateral but asymmetrical
• Worse with fatigue and in upgaze Ptosis
• Ptotic lid may show ‘twitch’ and ‘hop’ signs
• Intermittent and usually vertical Diplopia
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30. Myotonic dystrophy
• Facial weakness and ptosis
• Involvement of tongue and
pharyngeal muscles
• Ophthalmoplegia - uncommon
• Muscle wasting
• Hypogonadism
• Intellectual deterioration
• Presenile cataracts
• Release of grip difficult
31. Aponeurotic ptosis
• Age related
• Caused by dehiscence,disinsertion or stretching of levetor aponeurosis
• Worsens towards the end of the day
35. Causes of pseudoptosis
• Lack of lid support
• Contralateral lid retraction
• Ipsilateral hypotropia
• Brow ptosis
• Dermatochalasis
36. Clinical Evaluation Of Ptosis
When patient enters examination room, observation of the head posture
with chin elevation and frontalis overaction indicate severe ptosis.
Hand shake for exclude Myotonia
37. Clinical Cont..
HISTORY
• Age of onset
• Duration
• Unilateral/bilateral
• Weather ptosis worsen through
the day
• Diplopia
• Muscle weakness
• trauma/ surgery
• lid edema
• previous ptosis surgery
38. Cont..
• Presence of any aberrant lid movements
• Weather eye movements are impaired
• Past medical history
• Current medications
• Family history
• Old photographs
39. EXAMINATION
• Head posture
• Vision
• Periocular fullness
• Frontalis overaction
• Scar mark
• Lid skin laxity
• Telecanthus, epicanthus inversus
40. Ocular Motility:
• Importance in myogenic ptosis,
• To R 3rd nerve palsy
• presence of strabismus, especially vertical strabismus entails that it be
corrected prior to the correction of the ptosis.
Visual acuity
• Best-corrected visual acuity should be assessed to record any
amblyopia if present, especially in cases of congenital ptosis
41. MEASUREMENTS
Margin reflex distance
• Margin reflex distance 1(MRD 1)- After shining the torchlight in the
patient eye, the distance between the corneal light reflex to the centre
of the upper lid margin is measured.
• Normal value is 4- 4.5mm.
42. Margin reflex distance 2 (MRD 2)- the distance of corneal light reflex to
the centre of the lower eyelid margin in primary gaze.
Normal value is 5- 5.5mm
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44. PALPABLE FISSURE HEIGHT
• Distance between yhe upper
lid margin and lower lid
margin.
Male 7-10mm
Female 8-12mm
45. Levator function test
• Levator function test- Excursion of upper eyelid from extreme
downgaze to extreme upgaze is a measure of LPS function, negating
the action of frontalis muscle (Berke’s method).
46. Cont...
• Levator function is graded as follows:
• Normal: 15mm or more
• Good : 12-14mm
• Fair : 5-11mm
• Poor : 4mm or less
47. Upper lid crease
• Vertical distance between lid margin and lid crease in downgaze
• Male 8mm & Female 10mm
• Absence of crease in Congenital ptosis
• High crease in Aponeurotic ptosis
Pretarsal show
Distance between lid margin and the skin fold in Primary position.
48. Associated signs
• The Pupil
• Increased Innervation
• Fatigability
• Ocular motility defects
• Jaw winking
• Bell phenomenon
• The tear film
50. Treatment
A. Non surgical- Rehabilitative crutch glasses
B. Surgical :Definitive treatment
1. Conjunctiva-Mullar resection ( Fasanella- Servat operation)
2. Levator advancement (resection)
3. Brow(frontalis) suspension
51. Conjunctiva-Mullar resection
• Best results upto 2mm congenital ptosis with minimum 10mm levator
action
• 2mm tarsectomy performed for every 1mm ptosis
• Used for mild neurogenic or myogenic ptosis
53. LEVATOR RESECTION
• Skin Approach(Everbusch operation)
• Conjunctival Approach
• Indication:-
Ptosis of any cause provided residual levetor function is at least 5mm.
55. Brow (Frontalis) suspension
• Bilateral moderate to severe ptosis with poor levator action.
• Indication:-
Ptosis associated with third nerve palsy
Blepharosphimosis Syndrome etc.
58. Photographic documentation- it is the most important aspect of ptosis
evaluation. Review of old photographs gives clue to the duration and
nature of ptosis.
59. So we should examine case of ptosis carefully before proceeding for
surgical management, to avoid any post operative surprise