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Hypoplasia of the upper eyelids

MedGen UID:
868090
•Concept ID:
C4022481
•
Finding
Synonyms: Decreased size of upper eyelid; Hypotrophic upper eyelid; Short upper eyelid; Small upper eyelid; Underdevelopment of upper eyelid
 
HPO: HP:0040032

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHypoplasia of the upper eyelids

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The significance of primary monocanalicular silicone tube intubation in late surgical treatment in children.
Sahan B, Ciftci F
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 May;32(3):1464-1468. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1177/11206721211020646. PMID: 34058898
Treatment of symptomatic epiblepharon with Botulinum toxin type A in patients under 2years of age.
de la Fuente Díez Y, Olvera Morales O, Chen López CY, Tovilla Canales JL, Nava Castañeda A
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2020 Jan;95(1):9-14. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2019.09.008. PMID: 31806264
Congenital upper eyelid coloboma: embryologic, nomenclatorial, nosologic, etiologic, pathogenetic, epidemiologic, clinical, and management perspectives.
Tawfik HA, Abdulhafez MH, Fouad YA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Jan-Feb;31(1):1-12. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000347. PMID: 25419956Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cryptophthalmos: associated syndromes and genetic disorders.
Landau-Prat D, Kim DH, Bautista S, Strong A, Revere KE, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA
Ophthalmic Genet 2023 Dec;44(6):547-552. Epub 2023 Jul 26 doi: 10.1080/13816810.2023.2237568. PMID: 37493047
Evaluation of ocular psoriasis with meibography.
Kemeriz F, Tugrul B, Yasar E
An Bras Dermatol 2022 Jan-Feb;97(1):22-27. Epub 2021 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2021.05.008. PMID: 34785066Free PMC Article
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938
Proboscis lateralis.
Lelli GJ Jr, Maher EA, Milite JP, Dyleski R
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 Nov-Dec;24(6):499-501. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31818b6e57. PMID: 19033859
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861

Diagnosis

Blepharoptosis.
De Sanctis U, Alovisi C, Actis AG, Vinai L, Penna R, Fea A, Actis G, Grignolo F
Minerva Chir 2013 Dec;68(6 Suppl 1):37-47. PMID: 24172762
Ectropion, entropion, trichiasis.
Fea A, Turco D, Actis AG, De Sanctis U, Actis G, Grignolo FM
Minerva Chir 2013 Dec;68(6 Suppl 1):27-35. PMID: 24172761
Blepharoptosis.
de Figueiredo AR
Semin Ophthalmol 2010 May;25(3):39-51. doi: 10.3109/08820538.2010.496695. PMID: 20590412
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861

Therapy

Multiple Faces of Eyelid Involvement in Sarcoidosis.
Conti ML, Osaki MH, Sant'Anna AE, Osaki TH
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2022 May 19;30(4):925-929. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1853782. PMID: 33606589
Comparing the symmetry of upper eyelid following unilateral ptosis correction.
Aytogan H, Ayıntap E
BMC Ophthalmol 2021 Dec 20;21(1):438. doi: 10.1186/s12886-021-02208-7. PMID: 34930168Free PMC Article
Observations on Prostaglandin Orbitopathy.
Custer PL, Kent TL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Mar-Apr;32(2):102-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000431. PMID: 25719374
Post-external dacryocystorhinostomy lagophthalmos.
Odat TA, Odat HA, Khraisat H, Odat MA, Alzoubi FQ
Int Ophthalmol 2015 Jun;35(3):375-9. Epub 2014 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s10792-014-9957-1. PMID: 24906865
The aponeurotic approach for the correction of blepharoptosis.
Shovlin JP
Int Ophthalmol Clin 1997 Summer;37(3):133-50. doi: 10.1097/00004397-199703730-00010. PMID: 9279647

Prognosis

Long-term surgical outcomes of levator resection in patients with Marcus-Gunn jaw-winking ptosis.
Al-Essa RS, Althaqib RN, Kikkawa DO, Alsuhaibani AH
Orbit 2022 Apr;41(2):211-215. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1872089. PMID: 33430670
Meibography of Eyes With Sequelae of Trachoma.
AlDarrab A, Al-Faky YH, Mousa A, Alsuhaibani AH
Cornea 2018 Apr;37(4):416-420. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001490. PMID: 29504955
Medial fronto-facial capillary malformations.
Sillard L, Léauté-Labreze C, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Viseux V, Barbarot S, Vabres P, Bessis D, Martin L, Lorette G, Berthier F, Lacour JP
J Pediatr 2011 May;158(5):836-41. Epub 2010 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.11.001. PMID: 21167498
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938
Proboscis lateralis.
Lelli GJ Jr, Maher EA, Milite JP, Dyleski R
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 Nov-Dec;24(6):499-501. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31818b6e57. PMID: 19033859

Clinical prediction guides

Neonatal diagnosis of circumferential skin creases.
Cauzzo C, Chiavaroli V, Palka Bayard de Volo C, Petrucci A, Topazio T, Di Donato G, Fiorentino R, Chiarelli F, Di Valerio S
Birth Defects Res 2023 Jul 1;115(12):1169-1173. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1002/bdr2.2187. PMID: 37222187
Clinical Factors for Determining the Severity of Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy in Dry Eye.
Kato H, Yokoi N, Watanabe A, Komuro A, Sonomura Y, Sotozono C, Kinoshita S
Cornea 2022 May 1;41(5):545-551. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002879. PMID: 34690267
Should we care about the ocular surface in the anophthalmic patient?
Volpe G, De Piano M, Mazzone G, Micera A, Bonini S, Modugno AC
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;32(4):1924-1933. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1177/11206721211048803. PMID: 34617482
Observations on Prostaglandin Orbitopathy.
Custer PL, Kent TL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Mar-Apr;32(2):102-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000431. PMID: 25719374
The telecanthus-hypospadias syndrome.
Stevens CA, Wilroy RS Jr
J Med Genet 1988 Aug;25(8):536-42. doi: 10.1136/jmg.25.8.536. PMID: 3050099Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Use of autogenous fascia lata slings in the surgical correction of ptosis: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.
Ahmad R, Rehman U, Sohaib Sarwar M, Ahmed Z, Adebayo O, Brennan PA
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024 Feb;62(2):128-139. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.11.013. PMID: 38290862
Frontalis-Orbicularis Muscle Advancement for Correction of Upper Eyelid Ptosis: A Systematic Literature Review.
Cruz AAV, Akaishi APMS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Nov/Dec;34(6):510-515. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001145. PMID: 29958196
Subepidermal Calcinosis in the Ocular Adnexa: A Systematic Review.
Khine KT, Shi DS, Bernhisel A, Gertsch KR, Mamalis N, Patel BCK, Dutton JJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Mar/Apr;34(2):101-105. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000936. PMID: 28430707

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