[Acquired ptosis in allergic blepharoconjunctivitis in children and adolescents]

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2012 Mar;35(3):163-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2011.05.004. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Acquired ptosis is a common ophthalmologic problem. It is in the large majority of cases aponeurotic and occurs in the elderly as an involutional disorder or after ophthalmic surgery. In younger patients, it may occur after ocular trauma, periocular infection, contact lens wear, or palpebral edema. Allergic blepharoconjunctivitis is an unsuspected cause of acquired ptosis. Our study investigated patients (5 to 15 years old) with a history of allergic blepharoconjunctivitis and having a unilateral or bilateral ptosis. Physiopathological hypotheses are discussed. Management of acquired ptosis is presented.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age of Onset
  • Blepharoptosis / diagnosis
  • Blepharoptosis / epidemiology
  • Blepharoptosis / etiology*
  • Blepharoptosis / therapy*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Conjunctivitis, Allergic / complications*
  • Conjunctivitis, Allergic / diagnosis
  • Conjunctivitis, Allergic / epidemiology
  • Conjunctivitis, Allergic / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tunisia / epidemiology