Clinical and epidemeological characteristics of ptosis palpebral in Monge Municipality, Venezuela, July – December 2007.

It was carried out an observational, descriptive, longitudinal prospective study in the period since July 6 to Dicember 2007, in Manuel Monge Municipality, Yaracuy State, Venezuela, with the objective to evaluate from the clinical and empidemiological point of view patients with ptosis palpebral. The universe was conformed by the whole population of the Municipality, 11972 patients of all ages and the sample was 25 patients diagnosed with ptosis palpebral. A format was used for the recopilation of data, it was completed using the observation, interview a completed ophtalmological examination including the specific one for the ptosis palpebral. The determined ethereal group was persons older than 61 years of age, female sex was the relevant and in the same way the relevant skin was white. The sort of ptosis palpebral presented with more frequency was the acquired one being the moderate the most important one. Mostly all the cases due their aetiology to the aponeurótica variant. Regarding to ocular pathologies founded ametropias and arterial hypertension were the frequently ones inside the systemic illnesses. A great percent of illi persons were without treatment at the moment of the study. Before this entity it is imposed an earlier diagnose and an opportune treatment as a prevention of amblyopias and aesthetic defaults