SYNKINETIC LID RETRACTION

Synkinetic lid retraction.

Case Age at Cause of No. Onset Sex Ophthalmoplegia Manifestation (yrs) 1 47 F S u b a r a c h no i d !Fuchs's phenomenon of lid retraction on adduction haemorrhage Pseudo-Graefe phenomenon of lid retraction on looking down 2 i F Typhoid Paradoxical retraction on occlusion of sound eye 3 5 M Head injury Lid retraction on attempted adduction Pseudo-Graefe phenomenon of lid retraction on looking d...

Synkinetic movements of the eyelid: a case with some unusual mechanisms of paradoxical lid retraction.

Lid-retraction Secondary to Contralateral Ptosis.

Examination.-The visual acuity was 6/9 in each eye. Refraction under atropine revealed slight hypermetropia. Both fundi were normal. The movements of the eyes were full and the eyes were orthophoric on cover test. The action of the left superior rectus was normal. The child was attempting to correct the lid deformity by elevating the eyebrow. There was no evidence of jawwinking (Marcus Gunn phe...

Cotton-tip applicator lid retraction technique for controlled intravitreal injection.

Cotton-Tip Applicator Lid Retraction Technique for Controlled Intravitreal Injection Intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents for retinal, vascular, and macular disease has become one of the most commonly performed medical procedures worldwide. Safety, cost, and patient comfort issues are thus of huge importance. The majority of retina specialists uses a lid spec...

Lid Retraction in the Non-paretic Eye in Acquired Ophthalmoplegia.

PARADOXICAL lid retraction of the ptotic lid on occlusion of the sound eye and several other synkinetic oculopalpebral phenomena are described in the literature in relation to ophthalmoplegia, congenital as well as acquired (Lewallen, 1958; Walsh, 1957). Fuchs's phenomenon of lid retraction on lateral movement, the pseudo-Graefe phenomenon with depression and lid retraction on elevation, are al...