title: Acquired ptosis associated with a conjunctival cyst.
abstract: A 44-year-old woman with a history of previous ptosis surgery presented with a moderate ptosis of the left upper eyelid and a large cystic mass extending over the length of that lid. The mass was excised completely and histologically found to be a conjunctival ductal cyst. The levator aponeurosis was disrupted by the cyst and required reconstruction. This case demonstrates an acquired ptosis associated with a large conjunctival cyst as a late complication of ptosis surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sameshima
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Beyer-Machule
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed