1. Corticosteroid eyedrops induced blepharoptosis and atrophy of levator muscle
- Author
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Xiao-Wei Liu, Xiao Zhang, Mei-Fen Zhang, and Da-Chun Zhao
- Subjects
Adult ,Blepharoplasty ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,medicine.drug_class ,Prednisolone ,Administration, Ophthalmic ,Dexamethasone ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Atrophy ,Ptosis ,Ophthalmology ,Blepharoptosis ,Humans ,Medicine ,Aponeurosis ,Child ,Glucocorticoids ,Pathological ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Levator function ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Sensory Systems ,Muscular Atrophy ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Palpebral fissure ,Oculomotor Muscles ,Corticosteroid ,Female ,Fluorometholone ,Ophthalmic Solutions ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Uveitis - Abstract
The purpose of the study is to analyze the incidence, manifestations, and treatment of blepharoptosis caused by long-term use of corticosteroid eyedrops. Retrospective case series include 46 patients with a history of using corticosteroid eyedrops unilaterally for at least 2 months. The palpebral fissure, MRD1, and levator function were evaluated. Among 46 patients, the differences of mean MRD1 (p
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- 2020