Etiology of pediatric acquired blepharoptosis

Abstract

Purpose To describe the etiology of acquired pediatric blepharoptosis in a large clinical series and to elucidate the causes of the disease. Methods The medical records of all patients presenting with acquired blepharoptosis at two specialist ocular plastics practices and a pediatric ophthalmology practice during a period of up to 25 years were reviewed retrospectively and classified according to their diagnosis. Patients were grouped into children (40 years). Results A total of 268 patients <18 years of age were identified. The most common identifiable causes of acquired blepharoptosis in children were infantile hemangioma (n = 92 [34.3%]) and trauma (n = 41 [15.3%]). In 42 cases (15.7%) a ..