To evaluate the surgical outcome of levator resection with suspensory ligament of the superior fornix (SLSF) suspension in severe congenital ptosis with poor levator function (LF). The average ...

Ophthalmologists need to understand types of ptosis to identify and treat the condition, according to a speaker at Sunshine Eye & Retina. According to Jennifer Murdock, MD, a number of factors lead to ...

Purpose To identify any consistent factors which may predict over- or undercorrection of congenital blepharoptosis treated by anterior levator resection. Methods A retrospective case note review of ...

Aponeurotic ptosis is the most common type of ptosis, in which the levator aponeurosis disinserts or dehisces from the tarsus and results in ptosis. Because the levator muscle is not affected, levator ...

Frontalis suspension is a common surgical method used by medical professionals to correct drooping of the upper eyelid due to poor function of the levator muscle. Through the procedure, the eyelid is ...

A 73-year-old woman presented with progressive ptosis of both upper eyelids. She first noted ptosis in her late 40s and had ptosis surgery in 2003, which subsequently failed. Her second surgery was ...