RT Book, Section
A1 Lueder, Gregg T.
SR Print(0)
ID 56150910
T1 Chapter 25. Disorders of the Eyelids
T2 Pediatric Practice: Ophthalmology
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071633802
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56150910
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  most  common  eyelid  abnormality  in  children  is  ptosis  (blepharoptosis),  which  causes  drooping  of  the  eyelid.  The  upper  eyelid  normally  rests  just  below  the  junction  of  the  cornea  and  sclera  (the  limbus)  superiorly.  Eyelid  retraction  is  the  opposite  of  ptosis—the  upper  eyelid  rests  too  high  on  the  globe,  such  that  the  sclera  above  the  iris  is  visible.  Lagophthalmos  is  present  if  the  eyelids  do  not  close  completely.