title: Congenital ptosis and amblyopia: a retrospective study of 130 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide supplementary data on the association between congenital ptosis and amblyopia.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a retrospective chart study of 130 patients whose congenital ptosis was surgically corrected between 1987 and 1999, 27 (20.8%) had strabismus and 30 (23%) had amblyopia. In 9 patients (6.3%), it was not attributable to any cause except ptosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a high incidence (6.9%) of amblyopia in patients with congenital ptosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We recommend early examination and follow-up of patients with congenital ptosis to diagnose and treat any subsequent amblyopia. Surgery may be indicated should stimulus deprivation amblyopia develop.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dray
authors.forename: Igal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leibovitch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity