Isolated unilateral congenital ptosis is encountered relatively infrequently in clinical practice. It typically consists of a unilateral droopy eyelid, weak levator palpebrae superioris muscle function, lid lag, and an absent upper lid crease with no other abnormalities on examination. We present a four-and-a-half-year-old girl with isolated and mild unilateral congenital ptosis who unexpectedl...

BACKGROUND Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles (CFEOM) is a very rare congenital condition, characterized by variable amounts of restriction of the extraocular muscles, with or without ptosis. The aim of this report was to describe a severe, atypical, exposure-induced corneal stromal lysis in two patients. CASE REPORT A mother and a daughter with a severe CFEOM were presented. The surg...

A 36-year-old woman reported right eyelid drooping immediately after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Examination 2 weeks later revealed right miosis and right ptosis (figure, A). Instillation of one drop of 0.5% apraclonidine in both eyes resulted in reversal of anisocoria and resolution of ptosis (figure, B). Apraclonidine, a selective 2 agonist used to reduce intraocular pressure, ha...

Cephalic tetanus is defined as a combination of trismus and paralysis of one or more cranial nerves. Cranial nerves III, IV, VI, VII, and XII may be affected, but the facial nerve is most frequently implicated. A 64-year-old female visited hospital for left ptosis followed by facial palsy after a left forehead abrasion in a car accident. At nine days post injury, left ptosis developed, left fac...

An upper lid eccrine hidrocystoma presenting as early childhood progressive ptosis is very rare. We present a 9-year-old female child with droopy right upper lid since birth and progressive increase in symptoms. She had right upper lid ptosis (marginal reflex distance 1 of -1 mm) with fair levator function (8 mm) and abnormal cystic change on the conjunctival side. Computerized tomography imagi...

BACKGROUND Lymphoma-associated incomplete Miller-Fisher syndrome is very rare. CASE CHARACTERISTICS An 11-year-old boy who initially presented with headache, left ptosis, diplopia and weakness. Neurologic examination indicated left sided ptosis with ophthalmoplegia. OBSERVATIONS Cerebral imaging and cerebrospinal fluid examinations were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen show...