| A new physical finding in floppy eyelid syndrome. | |
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PMID: 9442794 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The authors noted that many of their patients with the floppy eyelid syndrome had a unique finding of eyelash ptosis and lashes that curled in many directions. The purpose of this study was to determine how many of these patients had this physical finding. DESIGN: Case series. PARTICIPANTS: The authors retrospectively reviewed the charts and photographs of eight consecutive patients with the floppy eyelid syndrome. They also examined four new patients with floppy eyelid syndrome. INTERVENTION: Surgical tightening of 13 upper lids was performed in 9 patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relief of symptoms and normalization of eyelash position. RESULTS: All of the 12 consecutive patients with floppy eyelid syndrome demonstrated eyelash ptosis with loss of eyelash parallelism. All patients treated with surgical shortening of the affected eyelid were asymptomatic at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The authors have identified a new physical finding in the floppy eyelid syndrome: eyelash ptosis with loss of eyelash parallelism. The authors believe that this new physical finding is characteristic of the floppy eyelid syndrome, and will aid in the timely diagnosis and treatment of this sometimes obscure syndrome. |
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Authors:
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J D Langford; J V Linberg |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ophthalmology Volume: 105 ISSN: 0161-6420 ISO Abbreviation: Ophthalmology Publication Date: 1998 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-01-30 Completed Date: 1998-01-30 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802443 Medline TA: Ophthalmology Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 165-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA. |
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Adult Aged Blepharoplasty Blepharoptosis / diagnosis*, surgery Eyelashes / pathology* Female Hair Diseases / diagnosis* Humans Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Syndrome |
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Comment In:
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Ophthalmology. 1998 Nov;105(11):1977-8
[PMID:
9818587
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Ophthalmology. 1998 Sep;105(9):1582 [PMID: 9754158 ] |
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