Resolution of bilateral ptosis after reduction of unilaterally elevated intraocular pressure in a child with Axenfeld-Reiger spectrum disorder.

Authors

Ketki Soin, Jefferson Medical CollegeFollow
Alex V. Levin, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2012

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Journal of AAPOS

Volume 16, Issue 3, June 2012, Pages 307-308.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2012.02.012. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.

Abstract

We report a 9-month-old boy with bilateral pseudoptosis associated with elevated IOP. The patient had previously undergone bilateral trabeculectomies and Ahmed tube placement and right cataract extraction and penetrating keratoplasty. At presentation, the right eye IOP was 24 mm Hg and the left eye IOP was 32 mm Hg. Approximately 2 weeks after dorzolamide was added to the treatment regimen for the left eye, the mother reported that the ptosis had resolved. We suggest several explanations for the resolution of the ptosis.

Recommended Citation

Soin, Ketki and Levin, Alex V., "Resolution of bilateral ptosis after reduction of unilaterally elevated intraocular pressure in a child with Axenfeld-Reiger spectrum disorder." (2012). Wills Eye Hospital Papers. Paper 16.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/willsfp/16

PubMed ID

22681953