 Blepharoptosis
"Blepharoptosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle.
| Descriptor ID |
D001763
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.338.204
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| Concept/Terms |
Blepharoptosis- Blepharoptosis
- Blepharoptoses
- Ptosis, Eyelid
- Eyelid Ptoses
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Ptoses, Eyelid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blepharoptosis" by people in Profiles.
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Patel K, Barton DJ. An uncommon case of ptosis from invasive bacterial sinusitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 89:308.e1-308.e3.
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Akella SS, Srivatsan S, Kravets S, Setabutr P. Predictability of the Phenylephrine Test in Congenital Ptosis: Ten Years of Experience. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Sep-Oct 01; 39(5):465-469.
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Kraker JA, Tajfirouz DA, Bhatti MT, Chen JJ. Tachyphylaxis With Sustained Apraclonidine Use in the Treatment of Ptosis Associated With Horner Syndrome. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 12 01; 43(4):e245-e246.
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Jeffers J, Lucarelli K, Akella S, Setabutr P, Wojno TH, Aakalu V. Lacrimal gland botulinum toxin injection for epiphora management. Orbit. 2022 Apr; 41(2):150-161.
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van Landingham SW, Lucarelli KM, McDaniel K, Burkat CN, Lucarelli MJ. The effect of visually significant dermatochalasis and blepharoptosis on driving safety. Traffic Inj Prev. 2021; 22(6):473-477.
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Proa?o A, Margolis EA, Gandert KL, Fletcher M, Warrier RP. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Presenting as Ptosis, Fever, and Regression of Milestones 7 Months After Liver Transplant. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2021 01; 60(1):75-78.
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Lin J, Pellinen JC, Galetta SL. Subacute Progressive Ptosis, Ophthalmoplegia, Gait Instability, and Cognitive Changes. JAMA Neurol. 2018 10 01; 75(10):1284-1285.
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SooHoo JR, Davies BW, Allard FD, Durairaj VD. Congenital ptosis. Surv Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep-Oct; 59(5):483-92.
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Iranmanesh R, Lillehei KO, Durairaj VD. Giant epidermoid cyst as an unusual presentation of hypoglobus and ptosis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 May-Jun; 22(3):221-2.
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Kushner BJ, Weiss AH, McKeown CA, Kennedy R, Fredrick DR, Enzenauer RW. Grand rounds #67. A case of a right sixth nerve paralysis and a left third nerve paralysis. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q. 2002; 17(3):216-22.
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