Eyelids & Eyelashes Flashcards
label the diagram
What are the dimensions for eyelids? (Vertical, Horizontal, Canthus angle, upperlid (children, lower lid)
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Vertical:
- 10-11mm young adult
- 8-10mm mature adult
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Horizontal
- 30-31mm
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Canthus angle
- ~30^ nasally & temporally
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Upper lid at superior corneal limbus in children
- 1.5-2.0mm below limbus in adults
- Lower lid at inferior limbus
What are the function for eyelids?
- Protective barrier from foreign material (lashes move airborne particles away from the eye)
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Prevents desiccation
- Secretes elements of the tear film
- Blinking functions
- Tears move from lateral canthus -> medial canthus
- Zipper-like closure
- Decrease amt of light entering the eye
Describe the anatomy of the lids. (label orbital septum & tarsal plate in the diagram)
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Skin
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Skin appendages
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Orbital septum
- Fibrous membrane that separates the eyelids from anterior rim of the orbit
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Tarsal plate
- Rigidity & structure
Describe the anatomy of the cilia & lashes
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Caruncle
- Hair
- Sebaceous gland (Zeis)
- Sweat/sudor glands (Moll)
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Plica semiluminaris - vestigial remnant
- Loose, allows for lateral eye mvmt
- Does not stretch conjunctiva
- Tear drainage
Musculature for lids (label orbicularis oculi muscle, superior tarsal muscle, aponeurosis of levator muscle, and riolans muscle in the diagram)
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Orbicularis oculi
- Voluntary & involuntary control
- Gentle lid closure (sleep)
- Pulls tears through lacrimal sac
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Riolan’s Muscle
- Ciliary portion of orbicularis
- Holds lids against globe
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Levator superioris aponeurosis
- Elevate & retract upper lid
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Muller’s muscle
- Elevate & retract upper lid
Innervation
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CN VII - Facial nerve
- Temporal branch
- Zygomatic branch
- MOTOR control of orbicularis
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CN V - Trigeminal nerve
- Ophthalmic division
- Maxillary division
- SENSORY
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CN III - Oculomotor nerve
- superior division
- MOTOR control of levator
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Sympathetic nerves
- Innervates Muller’s muscle
Vascular supply
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Arteries
- Facial artery
- Superficial temporal artery
- Infraorbital artery
- Angular artery
- Lacrimal artery
- Supratrochlear artery
- Zygomaticofacial artery
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Veins
- Facial vein
- Angular vein
- Superior opthalmic vein
- Supraorbital vein
Eyelids: Lymphatic drainage
- Anterior to orbital septum
- All drain inferiorly
- Deep & superficial parotid nodes/ submandibular nodes
- Lateral 2/3 or upper lid
- Lateral 1/3 of lower lid
- Anterior cervical nodes - Deep & superficial
- Medial 1/3 of upper lid
- Medial 2/3 of lower lid
Name the congenital malformations
- Ablepharon
- Microblepharon
- Ankyloblepharon
- Eyelid coloboma
- Epicanthus
Ablepharon
Ablepharon (A = absence; Belpharon=Eyelid)
- Failure of lid formation
- Globe is always exposed
- Association with abelpharon-macrostomia syndrome (rare inherited disorders)
- Macrostomia - wide, fish-like mouth
- Absence of eyelashes/brows
- Incompletely developed, low-set ears
- Abnormally sparse, thin hair
- Thin, wrinkled skin
- Webbed fingers
- Malformations of external genitalia
Microblepharon
Microblepharon
- Lid formation too small for normal lid function (shortening of lid)
- often associated with anophthalmos (absence of eye)
Ankyloblepharon
Ankyloblepharon
- Fusion of lids to eachother via small/thin skin tag
- May be single or multiple
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Associations
- Isolated congenital defect (Congenital glaucoma)
- Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum (AFA) (Cleft palate)
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Treatment
- Band retraction
- Monitor for other conditions
Eyelid coloboma
Eyelid Coloboma
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Cleft in lid caused by incomplete closure of embyronic tissue
- 90% occur on upper lid
- typically forms at junction of middle & medial 1/3 of lid
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Associations
- Dermoids: normal tissue that forms in an abnormal position
- Strabismus: have exo that develops
- Corneal opacities
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Implications
- Exposure
- Amblyopia: May be due to exposure & strabismus
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Treatment
- Lubrication
- Bandage
- Surgery
Epicanthus
Epicanthus
- Extra fold of skin
- May cover inner canthus
- Do Hirschberg test to confirm
List the Eyelid Malposition
Ptosis
Dermatochalasis
Ectropion
Entropion
Lagophthalmos
Floppy eyelid syndrome
Symblepharon
List symptoms, etiology, & examination
Ptosis
- Drooping of eyelid
- If lower lid comes up = lower lid ptosis
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Symptoms
- Asymmetry
- Lid sagging
- Brow ache (Pt holding lids up)
- Loss of superior VF
- Loss/decrease of depth perception
- Vision loss/amblyopia development
- Cosmesis
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Etiology
- Aponeurotic = Defect in levator aponeurosis MOST COMMON
- Mechanical = gravitational effect of a mass/scarring
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Myogenic (Muscular)
- Myopathy of levator
- Myasthenia gravis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia = Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
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Neurogenic
- Innervational defect
- CN III Palsy
- Horner’s Syndrome
- Marcus Gunn jaw winking
- Pseudoptosis
- Congenital
- Pharmacologic
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Examination
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Margin to corneal reflex measurment
- MRDI: Corneal reflex to upper lid
- MRD2: Cornea reflex to lower lid
- Palpebral fissure measurement: Distance between upper lid & lower lid primary gaze
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Levator fxn measurement
- Normal => 15mm, Good 12-14mm, Fair 5-11 mm; Poor <4mm
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Upper lid crease position: Vertical distance b/w lid margin & lid crease in downgaze
- Female ~10mm; Male~8mm
- Pretarsal show: Distance b/w lid margin& skin fold in primary gaze
- Fatigability: Activites to tire muscles
- Ocular motility defects: Look for CN palsies
- Bell phenomenon: Up & out rotation w/ eyes closed
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Hering’s Law: Equal innervation of lids
- Fellow lid may be elevated in compensation
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Margin to corneal reflex measurment
Ptosis Examination
- Margin to corneal reflex measurement: measurement of corneal light reflex to lid margin in PRIMARY gaze
- Palpebral fissure measurement distance between upper & lower lid in primary gaze
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Levator fxn measurement
- Normal = 15mm
- Good = 12-14mm
- Fair = 5-11mm
- Poor = <4mm
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Upper lid crease position: vertical distance between lid margin & lid crease in DOWNGAZE
- Female ~10mm; Male ~8mm
- Pretarsal show Distance between lid margin & skin fold in PRIMARY gaze
- Fatigability Activities to tire muscles
- Ocular motility defect look for CN palsies
- Bell phenomenon Up & out rotation of globe with closing of the eyes
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Hering’s Law Equal innervation of lids
- Fellow lid may be elevated in compensation
Name the characteristics & causes of aponeurotic ptosis
Ptosis - Aponeurotic (MOST COMMON of ptosis for ALL PT)
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Characteristics
- High eyelid crease
- Moderate ptosis
- Good levator fxn
- Worsens in downgaze
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Causes
- Aging (most common cause), usually bilateral
- Repetitive eye rubbing
- RGP wear
- Previous intraocular surgery
- Muller fatigue
- Pregnancy
- Lid swelling
Mechanical ptosis
Ptosis - Mechanical
- Appearance depends on etiology
- inability of eye to elevate fully b/c of something else (tumor, mass, scarring)
- Gravitation effect of a mass or scarring
- CL in upper fornix
- Upper lid inflammation
- Chalazion, GPS, post-traumatic/surgical
- Neoplasm (abnormal mass of tissue may/may not be cancerous)
- Scar tissue
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Treatment
- get rid of whatever is causing it
- Ex. if its CL - take it out or if it’s swelling it can lead to aponeurotic ptosis
- Anterior Orbital lesions
Myogenic Ptosis
Ptosis - Myogenic (muscle related) characteristics
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Poor or absent lid crease
- Dysgenesis of levator, fibrosis & replacement w/ adipose tissue
- Poor Bell phenomenon
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Lagophthalmos on downgaze (when looking down, unable to fully close their lids
- Poor levator relaxation
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Up-gaze limitation
- Associated w/SR weakness
- Compensatory chin elevation
- Can either be congenital or acquired
Myogenic Congenital ptosis
Ptosis - Myogenic Congenital
- Common in children
- Unilateral or Bilateral
- Myopathy of levator leading to poor function
- Impairment of transmision of impulses at NMJ (neuromyopathic)
Myogenic Acquired Ptosis
Ptosis - Myogenic Acquired
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Uncommon
- Pt usually older - developed later in life
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Localized or diffuse muscular disease
- Muscular dystrophy
- CPEO - Chronic progressive external opthalmoplegia
- Myasthenia gravis
- Oculopharyngeal dystrophy
Myasthenia Gravis
(Define, Complications, Diagnosis, Tx)
- Autoimmune disease characterized by loss of ach receptor causing muscle fatigability & weakness
- Has both myogenic & neurogenic components in ptosis
- Female 2:1
- Age of onset: 20-50
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Ocular complications presenting signs in 2/3rd pt
- ptosis
- Diplopia
- Nystagmus
- Worsen w/fatigue
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Complications
- Difficulty chewing/swallowing
- Altered speech
- Difficutly breathing
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Diagnosis
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Tensilon Test
- Edrophonium - fast acting, short duration of Ach
- Improvement in ptosis - following injection
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Ice-pack test
- Ice pack applied to upper lid x 10 mins
- Positive test - impovement in ptosis by >2mm
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Fatiguing activities
- Walking up stairs
- Stand on toes
- Prolonged up-gaze
- increase in ptosis w/ fatigue is positive
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Repetitive nerve stimulation testing
- Lab testing: Serum anti-Ach receptor antibody titer or serum anti-musclespecific kinase titer
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Tensilon Test
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Tx
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Medical therapy:
- Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
- Pyridostigimine (Mestinon)
- Oral steroids
- Immunomodulators
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Surgery
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Thymectomy
- 60% have thymic hyperplasia (thymoma)
- 10% thymic tumor
- B-cells interact w/ T-helper cells -> anti-Ach receptor antibodies
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Thymectomy
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Medical therapy:
Myotonic Dystrophy
(Characteristics, Types/Forms, Ocular signs)
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General Characteristics
- Autosomal Dominant
- Occurs at any age
- Chronic, slowly progressive multisystemic disease
- Characteristics
- Muscle wasting
- Myotonia
- Cataracts
- Heart conduction defects
- Endocrine changes
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Myotonic dystrophy forms
- Type 1 - Steinert disease
- More common
- More severe
- Congenital or adult-onset (earlier development = worse sx)
- Features: Difficulty swallowing, constipation, gallstones, uterine muscle abnormalities
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Type 2 - Proximal myotonic myopathy
- Less common - german decent
- Less severe - slowly progressive
- Adult - onset
- Proximal muscles affected first - hips
- Type 1 - Steinert disease
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Ocular signs
- Ptosis
- Cataract
- Retinopathy
- Near-Light reflex dissociation
Chronic Progressive External Opthalmoplegia
- Slowly progressive paralysis of EOMs
- Most frequent manifestation mitochondrial myopathies
- Features
- Symmetrical, progressive, bilateral ptosis
- Opthalmoparesis months to years later
- Iris & ciliary muscles remain intact
- Orbicularis weakness
- Associations
- Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS)
- Oculopharyngeal dystrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Graves disease
- Tx
- Cardiac work-up
- Electromyography & muscle biopsy
- Ptosis repair
- Pharmaceuticals
- Coenzyme Q10
- Tetracyclines
Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia (KSS)
- CPEO before age 20 & pigmentary retinopathy
- Potentially fatal due to heart conduction defects
- No sex predilection
- Diagnosis
- Pigmentary retinopathy + at least 1 of:
- Cardiac conduction defect
- CSF protein >100 mg/dL
- Cerebellar syndrome
- May also have
- Mental retardation
- Babinski sign
- Hearing loss
- Short stature
- Delayed puberty
- Various endocrine disorders
- Pigmentary retinopathy + at least 1 of:
Neurologic Ptosis
(Characteristics, Causes)
- Innervational defect
- Causes
- CN III palsy - horner’s syndrome
- Marcus Gunn jaw winking
- Myasthenia gravis
- Ophthalmic migraine
- MS
Neurologic ptosis (CN III palsy)
(Describe the etiology, diagnosis, and tx)
- CN III palsy - ptosis, mydriasis, down & out misdirection
- Etiology
- Vasculopathic
- Trauma
- Compression (aneurysm)
- Infiltrative
- Toxic
- Diagnosis - neuroimaging, lab testing (vitals, CBC, ESR, metabolic panel)
- Tx: depends on etiology
Neurologic Ptosis (Horner’s syndrome)
- Horner’s syndrome
- Miosis, ptosis, anhydrosis, (heterochromia)
- Loss of sympathetic innervation in pathway
- Central
- Pre-ganglionic - association with chest trauma & tumors
- Pancoast’s tumor - metastasis from lung or breast
- Post-ganglionic - most often benign
- No anhydrosis
- To confirm horner’s syndrome
- Cocaine 10% - Dilates NORMAL eye, not horners
- Apraclonidine - Dilates HORNERS pupil, does not dilate NORMAL pupil
- To localize lesion
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Hydroxyamphetamine
- Dilates PRE-GANGLIONIC lesion
- Not enough norepinephrine release to dilate post-ganglionic
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Phenylephrine 1%
- Elevates AFFECTED side due to hypersensitivity of mullers muscle
- Dilates POST-GANGLIONIC lesion, minimally dilates PRE-GANGLIONIC, does not dilate central lesions
- Important to rule out malignancy in central and pre-ganglionic lesions
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Neuroimaging
- Important in absence of clear h/o trauma as cause
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Hydroxyamphetamine
Neurologic Ptosis (Marcus-Gunn jaw winking)
- 5% of all congenital ptosis
- majority are unilateral
- Signs = retraction of ptotic lid with stimulation of ipsilateral pterygoid muscles (sucking, chewing, opening mouth) or contralateral jaw mvmt
- Postulated etiology
- Part of CN-V2 (madibular branch) misdirected to levator muscle
Ptosis (Pseudoptosis)
- Causes
- Lack of support of lid by globe due to volume deficit
- Artificial eye
- Microphthalmos
- Pthisis bulbi
- Enophthalmos
- Contralateral lid retraction
- Ipsilateral hypotropia
- Brow ptosis
- Dermatochalsis
- Lack of support of lid by globe due to volume deficit
Congenital Ptosis
Abnormal muscle development
Unilateral or bilateral
Ptosis surgery
- Improve lid position
- Cosmesis
- Improve VF
- Types
- Conjunctiva - Muller resection
- Mild ptosis
- Congenital ptosis
- Horner’s syndrome
- Levator
- Moderate ptosis
- Brow suspension
- Severe ptosis with poor levator function
- Marcus Gunn jaw winking
- Aberrant regeneration of CN III
- Previous sx with poor results
- Conjunctiva - Muller resection
- Complications
- Under/overcorrection
- Lagophthalmos
- lid lag
- Exposure keratopathy
- Corneal ulceration
- Vision loss
- Hemorrhage
- Infection
- Astigmatism changes
- Ectropion/entropion
- Cicatricial changes
- Diplopia
Dermatochalsis
- Common **
- Sagging of skin of eyelids (UL>LL)
- Bilateral, often asymmetric condition of elderly pt . >50yo
- Progressive involution changes of aging
- Loss of elasticity
- Degeneration of connective tissue
- Characterization
- Redundancy of upper eyelid skin
- poor adhesion to underlying musculature/CT
- orbital fat protrusion through septum
- Indistinct lid crease
- Hooding of lashes
- Redundancy of upper eyelid skin
- Complications
- Blockage of superior/temporal VF
- Browache &/or HA
- Frontalis muscle used to elevate lids
- Cosmesis
- Treatment
- Blepharoplasy if affects superior field of vision
Blepharochalasis
- RARE
- Recurrent bouts of eyelid edema leading to redundant folds of skin over lid margins
- Adolescents or young adults
- Recurrent episodes of eyelid edema
- Stretching & atrophy of skin
- Damage to levator aponeurosis -> ptosis
- Characteristics
- Unilateral or bilateral
- Typically only UL
- Herniation of orbital fat through septum
- Stages
- edema stage = transient painless lid edema with mild redness
- Atonic - ptosis stage = skin appears reddish brown, becomes telangectatic & loose, overhanging onto lashes
- Ptosis adipose = dehiscence of orbital septum with herniation of orbital fat into lid
Blepharoplasty
- Removal of excess skin from upper or lower lids
- Insurance covers when VF is affected from UL blocking superior portion of vision
- Outpatient procedure
- Topical antibiotics give for ~1wk following procedure
- Bruising & itching are main side-effects
- Risk
- Poor healing
- Persistent fat
- Loose skin
- DES (Dry eye syndrome)
- Scarring due to corneal exposure if too much skin removed leaving pt unable to close eyes fully
Ectropion
- Outward rolling of lid
- Complications: exposure of cornea & conjunctiva
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Risks
- Age
- Eye rubbing
- Repated pulling on lids
- CL wear
- Eye meds
- Floppy eyelid syndrome
- Skin condition affecting lids
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Sx
- Dryness
- FBS (Foreign body sensation)
- Conjunctival hyperemia
- Epiphora
- Lid redness
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Causes
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Involutional
- Age & lid laxity
- Musculature & skin tension decreases with age
- Most common
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Cicatricial
- scarring
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Mechanical
- Tumors near lid margin
- Basal cell carcinoma using disruption
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Paralytic
- Bell’s palsy - paralysis of orbicularis
- Exposure 2^ lagophthalmos -> epiphora
- Causes: CN-VII, Botox
- Bell’s palsy - paralysis of orbicularis
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Congenital
- Usually associates with other lid/systemic problems
- Unilateral or bilateral
- RARE
- Ichthyosis
- Down syndrome
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Involutional
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Tx
- Treat underlying condition
- Lubrication
- Bandage CL
- Surgical repair
Entropion
- Inward rotation of lid & appendages
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Complicatiosn
- Trichiasis
- Corneal pannus
- Scarring
- Ulceration or perforation late
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Sx
- FBS
- Tearing
- Blurred vision
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Causes
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Involutional
- Most common
- Age related loss of lid tone & weakness of lid retractors, atrophy of orbital tissues
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Cicatricial
- 2^ conjunctival scarring
- Chronic inflammation -> Fibrosis, scarring & shortening of posterior lamella
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Spastic
- Irritations of lid in severe corneal disease -> spasm
- Occasionaly with generalized belpharospasm
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Congenital
- RARE & Often confused with epiblepharon
- occurs from improper aponeurosis insertion of the retractor muscles
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Involutional
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Tx
- Lubrication
- Epilation
- Glue
- Surgical repair
Epiblepharon
- In-turning of lashes in the presence of normal eyelid position
- Generally worsens in downgaze
- More common in asians
- Asymptomatic, resolves w/ age
Lagophthalmos
- Incomplete lid closure
- Sx
- Eye irritation/FBS
- Exposure keratopathy
- Redness
- Blurred VA
- Worse overnight or in am after waking
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Nocturnal
- Sleep w/ eyes partially open
- Dx on history, visualization of fissure with lid closure
- Adults >children due to decrease in tear film with age
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Orbital
- Proptosis
- Graves, orbital pseudotumor, mucocele
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Mechanical/Cicatricial
- Scarring
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Paralytic
- Bell’s unilateral CN-VII paralysis, frequent viral etiology
- Self-limiting
- Resolves w/in 3 months, 85% resolve in 3 weeks
- Vascular associations - MUST rule out stroke
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Diagnosis
- Hx - ask if pt sleeps with eyes open or family member spouse reports
- Observe blink rate & completeness
- NaFL observeration with lids closed gently in slitlamp
- Observe light presence/absence in slightly reclined position
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Treatment
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Mostly supportive ( lubrication & taping)
- Tears during day
- Ung qhs
- Sleep masks/taping
- Tarsorrhaphy if severe
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Mostly supportive ( lubrication & taping)
Floppy eyelid syndrome
- Loose eyelid skin which is easily everted
- Generally occurs in obese, middle-aged men
- Unilateral or bilateral
- Frequently misdiagnosed
- Complications
- Exposure keratopathy
- Drying of cornea & palpebral conjunctiva
- Redness
- Papillary response
- Associations
- Keratoconus
- Eye rubbing
- Skin hyperelasticity
- Joint hypermobility
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Diabetes
- Mental retardation
- Examination
- Eversion of lid without excess manipulation
- Spontaneous eversion
- Tx
- Supportive - lubrication, taping/masks
- Medical - antihistamines
- Surgical . Horizontal shortening of affected lid
- Tx underlying condition - weight loss
Symblepharon
- Fusion of lids to conjunctiva
- Palpebral conjunctiva fusion bulbar conjunctiva
- Cicatricial changes
- Complications
- Ocular motility disorders
- Diplopia
- Entropion or lagopthalmos
List some benign cysts & nodules
- Chalazion
- Concretion
- Epidermal inclusion cyst
- Epidermoid cyst
- Dermoid cyst
- Sebaceous cyst (pilar cyst)
- Cyst of Zeis
- Hydrocystoma/Cyst of Moll
- Milia
- Comedones
Chalazion
- Meibomian gland lipogranuloma
- Granulomatous inflammation from retained sebaceous secretion
- Enlarging, painless nodules
- Larger upper lid nodule may cause irregular astigmatism & blur vision
- Recurrence needs to have sebaceous carcinoma ruled out
- Tx
- 1/3 resolves spontaneously
- Heat
- Excision, steroid injection, systemic antibiotics
Concretions
- Calcified sebaceous material
- May cause FBS
- White to yellow color
- may be single or multiple
- Tx
- None, Excision