Eyelid Reconstruction
Eyelid Reconstruction
Eyelid Reconstruction
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Useful guide to the workup of ptosis<br />
1. Obtain the patient’s history<br />
2. Perform a careful gross eyes examination<br />
3. Measure the supratarsal fold and symmetry<br />
4. Evaluate the lid contour<br />
5. Measure the ptosis (in millimeters)<br />
6. Measure the difference between the two<br />
eyelids (width of the palpebral fissure)<br />
Useful guide to the workup of ptosis<br />
7. Measure levator function<br />
(lid excursion with the brow static)<br />
8. Check the visual acuity of each eye<br />
9. Check the extra-ocular muscle movements<br />
10. Check for Bell’s phenomenon<br />
11. Check for jaw-winking motion<br />
12. Check for lagophthalmos and lid lag<br />
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