6. Measurements
Palpebral fissure height
•Distance between upper and lower lid margin
•Normal:
– Women: 8-12 mm
– Men: 7-10 mm
•Upper lid: 2mm below sup. limbus
•Lower lid: 1mm above inf. Limbus
7. Measurements
Levator function
•Place thumb against brow to stop frontalis
•Patient look down
•Then look up
•Measure with a ruler
•Results:
– >15mm: normal
– 12-14 mm: good
– 5-11 mm: fair
– <4 mm: poor
8. Measurements
Upper eye lid crease
•Veritcal margin of lid crease and lid margin in downgaze
•Normal:
– Women: 10 mm
– Men: 8 mm
12. Neurogenic Ptosis
Acquired ptosis
•CN III palsy
– Ischemic or compressive
– Pupil or non-pupil involved
•MG
– Ptosis worsens with fatigue
– Eye fatigability test
– Ice pack test
– Acetylcholine receptor AB test
13. Myogenic Ptosis
Congenital ptosis
•Malformation of levator muscle
•Fibrous and adipose tissue replace muscle
•Signs:
– Decrease levator function
– Eye lid lag
– Lagophthalmos
– Upper lid crease absent or poorly formed
– Downgaze ptotic eye lid higher than fellow eye
16. Aponeurotic Ptosis
• Involutional attenuation
• Repetitive traction (rubbing, contact lenses, surgery)
• Signs:
• High or absent upper lid crease
• Thinning of eye lid
• Good levator function
• Worsen in downgaze
23. Frontalis muscle suspension
• Indications:
• Severe ptosis (>4mm) poor levator function (<4mm)
• Marcus Gunn
• Blepharophimosis
• CN III palsy
• Unsatisfactory result from previous levator resection
24. Frontalis muscle suspension
A. Site of incision marked
B. Threading of fascia lata strip
C. Tightening and tying of strip