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Strabismus in childhood eyelid ptosis. Am J Ophthalmol 2014 Jul;158(1):208-210.e1

Date

04/15/2014

Pubmed ID

24727259

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4251463

DOI

10.1016/j.ajo.2014.04.001

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84902536073 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   12 Citations

Abstract

PURPOSE: To report the prevalence and causes of strabismus in children with eyelid ptosis diagnosed in a well-defined population over a 40-year period.

DESIGN: Retrospective, population-based cohort study.

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 107 patients (<19 years) for the prevalence and causes of strabismus in children who were diagnosed with childhood eyelid ptosis as residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, from January 1, 1965, through December 31, 2004.

RESULTS: Strabismus was diagnosed in 20 (18.7%) of the 107 patients with childhood ptosis. Of the 81 patients, 8 (9.9%) were diagnosed with simple congenital ptosis and had strabismus, of which there were 4 (4.9%) cases of exotropia and 4 (4.9%) cases of esotropia. There were no cases of isolated vertical deviation.

CONCLUSIONS: Strabismus occurred in 1 of 5 children diagnosed with any form of childhood ptosis in this population-based cohort. Strabismus affected approximately 1 of 10 patients diagnosed with simple congenital ptosis, and a predominance of isolated horizontal deviations was equally divided between esotropia and exotropia.

Author List

Griepentrog GJ, Mohney BG

Author

Gregory J. Griepentrog MD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Blepharoptosis
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Minnesota
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Strabismus