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Eyelid laxity

MedGen UID:
1630954
Concept ID:
C2234408
Finding
Synonym: Lid laxity
 
HPO: HP:0031880

Definition

Abnormally lax eyelid associated with tissue relaxation; it can be demonstrated by the eyelid distraction test and/or the eyelid snap test. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Manta AI, Pop NE, Tripon RG, Vultur F, Suzuki S, Cordos BA, Radu CC, Hogea T, Carasca C, Horvath KU, Muntean GA, Siserman VC, Cotoi OS, Radford MHB, Chirila TV
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2025 Jan-Feb 01;41(1):28-35. Epub 2024 May 9 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002709. PMID: 38722762
Lai CS, Wang YC, Ramachandran S, Chang YP, Huang SH, Hsieh MW
Ann Plast Surg 2023 Apr 1;90(1 Suppl 1):S84-S88. Epub 2023 Jan 18 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003367. PMID: 36752539
Shah CT, Hughes MO, Kirzhner M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep-Oct;30(5):361-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000217. PMID: 24988502

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Guo F, Song J, Wang L, Yu X
Ann Plast Surg 2022 Dec 1;89(6):610-614. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003289. PMID: 36302259Free PMC Article
Qureshi Z, Bernard A, Grisolia ABD, Jaru-Ampornpan P, Ozgonul C, Demirci H
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Sep;70(9):3403-3408. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3126_21. PMID: 36018130Free PMC Article
Cristescu Teodor R, Mihaltan FD
Rom J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan-Mar;63(1):2-9. PMID: 31198891Free PMC Article
Saleh GM, Hussain B, Woodruff SA, Sharma A, Litwin AS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 Sep-Oct;28(5):338-40. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31825e6960. PMID: 22820444
Taban M, Nakra T, Hwang C, Hoenig JA, Douglas RS, Shorr N, Goldberg RA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2010 May-Jun;26(3):190-4. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181baa23f. PMID: 20489545

Diagnosis

Lotfi E, DellAvanzato R, Ahramiyanpour N, Shadmanyazdi F, Khosravi S
Skin Res Technol 2023 Oct;29(10):e13498. doi: 10.1111/srt.13498. PMID: 37881059Free PMC Article
Salinas R, Puig M, Fry CL, Johnson DA, Kheirkhah A
Ocul Surf 2020 Jan;18(1):31-39. Epub 2019 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2019.10.002. PMID: 31593763
Cristescu Teodor R, Mihaltan FD
Rom J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan-Mar;63(1):2-9. PMID: 31198891Free PMC Article
Shah CT, Hughes MO, Kirzhner M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep-Oct;30(5):361-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000217. PMID: 24988502
Saleh GM, Hussain B, Woodruff SA, Sharma A, Litwin AS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 Sep-Oct;28(5):338-40. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31825e6960. PMID: 22820444

Therapy

Nilforoushzadeh MA, Heidari A, Ghane Y, Heidari N, Azizi H, Fakhim T, Shahverdi M, Rafiee S, Lotfi Z, Najar Nobari N
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2024 Dec;48(23):5097-5114. Epub 2024 Jun 17 doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-04082-2. PMID: 38886198
Lai CS, Wang YC, Ramachandran S, Chang YP, Huang SH, Hsieh MW
Ann Plast Surg 2023 Apr 1;90(1 Suppl 1):S84-S88. Epub 2023 Jan 18 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003367. PMID: 36752539
Yazicioglu T, Oklar M, İnan R
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2023 Mar;41:103240. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.103240. PMID: 36592783
Cheong AJY, Ho OTW, Wang SKX, Woon CY, Yap K, Ng KJY, Xu FWX, See A, Ng ACW, Loh SRH, Chee SP, Toh ST
Surv Ophthalmol 2023 Mar-Apr;68(2):257-264. Epub 2022 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.11.006. PMID: 36427560
Patel A, Wang Y, Massry GG
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2019 Nov;27(4):425-434. Epub 2019 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2019.07.014. PMID: 31587762

Prognosis

Folsom M, Gigantelli J, Timperley B, Johnson K, Bagenda D, Pang H, Ellis S
Obes Surg 2022 Apr;32(4):1103-1109. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05851-7. PMID: 35091903Free PMC Article
Vieira MJ, Silva MJ, Lopes N, Moreira C, Carvalheira F, Sousa JP
Curr Eye Res 2021 Jan;46(1):31-34. Epub 2020 Jun 16 doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1776332. PMID: 32482105
Karaca I, Yağcı A, Palamar M, Taşbakan MS, Başoğlu ÖK
Turk J Ophthalmol 2020 Dec 29;50(6):356-361. doi: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.35033. PMID: 33389936Free PMC Article
Cristescu Teodor R, Mihaltan FD
Rom J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan-Mar;63(1):2-9. PMID: 31198891Free PMC Article
Taban M, Nakra T, Hwang C, Hoenig JA, Douglas RS, Shorr N, Goldberg RA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2010 May-Jun;26(3):190-4. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181baa23f. PMID: 20489545

Clinical prediction guides

Yazicioglu T, Oklar M, İnan R
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2023 Mar;41:103240. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.103240. PMID: 36592783
Guo F, Song J, Wang L, Yu X
Ann Plast Surg 2022 Dec 1;89(6):610-614. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003289. PMID: 36302259Free PMC Article
Mora AM, Córdoba CM, Padilla FD, Duran DF
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 May;32(3):1824-1827. Epub 2022 Jan 7 doi: 10.1177/11206721211073036. PMID: 34994580
Fox TP, Schwartz JA, Chang AC, Parvin-Nejad FP, Yim CK, Feinsilver SH, Wu AY
JAMA Ophthalmol 2017 Oct 1;135(10):1055-1061. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.3263. PMID: 28880982Free PMC Article
Chhadva P, McClellan AL, Alabiad CR, Feuer WJ, Batawi H, Galor A
Cornea 2016 Apr;35(4):531-5. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000786. PMID: 26890664Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Nilforoushzadeh MA, Heidari A, Ghane Y, Heidari N, Azizi H, Fakhim T, Shahverdi M, Rafiee S, Lotfi Z, Najar Nobari N
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2024 Dec;48(23):5097-5114. Epub 2024 Jun 17 doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-04082-2. PMID: 38886198
Cheong AJY, Ho OTW, Wang SKX, Woon CY, Yap K, Ng KJY, Xu FWX, See A, Ng ACW, Loh SRH, Chee SP, Toh ST
Surv Ophthalmol 2023 Mar-Apr;68(2):257-264. Epub 2022 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.11.006. PMID: 36427560

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