Clinical controversy: congenital unilateral and jaw-winking ptosis.
Paediatric ptosis is routinely more challenging than adult ptosis with considerations such as amblyopia, difficulty of examination and at what age surgery should be performed. Unilateral severe congenital ptosis and jaw-winking ptosis raise additional questions of which surgical procedure and whether unilateral or bilateral surgery should be performed. A panel of international experts answer questions relating to two clinical scenarios.
O'donnell
Brett
B
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal North Shore Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia. brett.odonnell@island.net.au
Codère
François
F
Dortzbach
Richard
R
Lucarelli
Mark
M
Kersten
Robert
R
Rosser
Paul
P
D000367:Age Factors; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome