title: Psychogenic unilateral pseudoptosis.
abstract: Conversion disorders are among common psychological problems. Pseudoptosis is an uncommon presentation of this category of disorders. Herein, the authors report 2 cases of psychogenic pseudoptosis. The first case is a 21-year-old man who presented with sudden onset of ptosis in his OS 2 weeks previous. The patient reported episodes of left upper eyelid drooping during the last 7 months. The second case is a 10-year-old girl with ptosis onset 6 months previously, after a viral conjunctivitis. In both patients, specific presentations in favor of nonorganic ptosis were observed; all neurological and paraclinical evaluations were normal, and considerable familial or social stressors were found. Both patients received psychological treatment, and no recurrence was observed afterward.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bagheri
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abbasnia
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pakravan
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roshani
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tavakoli
mesh_terms: D000065:Accommodation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011680:Pupil / Q000502:physiology; D012025:Reflex, Pupillary / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult