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Burnstine, Michael A. et al.: 2020 Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face DOI: 10.1055/b-0039-172782
Section VI Pseudoptosis

34 Pseudoptosis: Evaluation and Management

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Editors: Burnstine, Michael A.; Dresner, Steven C.; Samimi, David B.; Merritt, Helen A.

Authors: Attas-Fox, Liat; Bergman, Mica Y.; Blessing, Nathan W.; Brundridge, Wesley L.; Bernardini, Francesco P.; Carruthers, Jean; Chang, Jessica R.; Codère, François; Delgado, Juan A.; Devoto, Martín H.; Duarte, Ana F.; Dolman, Peter J.; DeBacker, Christopher M.; Foster, Jill A.; Fante, Robert G.; Gennai, Alessandro; Gokoffski, Kimberly K.; Gildener-Leapman, Juliana; Greer, Christine; Hamill, Eric B.; Heymann, Hans B.; Hartstein, Morris E.; Holck, David E. E.; Holds, John B.; Kakizaki, Hirohiko; Kim, Jonathan W.; Kalyam, Krishnapriya; Lee, Wendy W.; Lee, Diana K.; Lucarelli, Mark J.; Malhotra, Raman; Martin, John J.; Mahoney, Nicholas R.; Murdock, Jennifer; Ng, John D.; Patel, Vivek R.; Pakdel, Farzad; Pereira, Alice V.; Pfeiffer, Margaret L.; Putterman, Allen M.; Sabundayo, Maria Suzanne; Tan, Jeremy; Ting, Magdalene Y. L.; Yen, Michael T.; Ullrich, Katja; Zhang-Nunes, Sandy

Title: Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face

Subtitle: Eyelid Ptosis, Dematochalasis, and Eyebrow Ptosis

Print ISBN: 9781626239210; Online ISBN: 9781626239227; Book DOI: 10.1055/b-006-149698

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Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart

Subjects: Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery;Ophthalmology, Optometry

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Helen A. Merritt

Abstract

This chapter discusses the diseases and conditions that result in the perceived appearance of blepharoptosis without abnormality of the levator muscle. These periocular disorders result in manifestations mimicking ptosis including decreased vertical palpebral fissure height, deep superior sulcus, and elevated upper eyelid crease. The chapter discusses conditions causing pseudoptosis such as dermatochalasis, vertical strabismus, contralateral eyelid retraction, enophthalmos, ocular abnormalities, and protractor overaction.

Key words

pseudoptosis - ptosis - superior sulcus - dermatochalasis - enophthalmos - silent sinus syndrome - anophthalmic socket - blepharospasm - hypotropia - orbital fracture