EYES Congenital Blepharoptosis Varieties, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment

Congenital blepharoptosis can vary from a slight cosmetic de-fect to a complete covering of the pupil by the eyelid. The sexes are equally affected and 25 per cent of the patients are bilateral. An ophthalmologic examination is indicated in every case to rule out strabismus or amblyopia. For moderate to severe cases the correction is surgical, preferably after the age of three. THE congenital variety. of ble P haro P tosis or drooping of the upper eyelid usually is evident soon after birth. It occurs equally-in boys and girls, and 25 per cent are af-fected bilaterally.1 According to Berke and ~1’aclswor th, = it is associated with a localized dystrophy of undetermined origin in the leva-tor muscle. As a result, the muscle both con-tracts and relaxes poorly. This report de-scribes the various types of ptosis and thei