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BACKGROUND: Ptosis after botulinum toxin injection is a disturbing complication. Decongestant and antiglaucoma eyedrops are frequently prescribed for temporary improvement of eyelid ptosis. Although frequently cited on informal communications, the effect of these drugs on eyelid position has never been compared in a formal study. OBJECTIVE: To measure the effect of low-concentration, nonmydriatic selective alpha agonist eyedrops on upper eyelid position. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This nonrandomized clinical trial enrolled 20 healthy subjects aged 18 to 50 years. The upper margin-reflex distance (MRD1) was measured before, 30, 60, and 120 minutes after administration of 1 drop of brimonidine 0.2%, phenylephrine 0.12%, or naphazoline 0.05% to the left eye. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in mean MRD1 between the brimonidine and phenylephrine groups when comparing baseline to all other study time points. After administration of naphazoline 0.05%, MRD1 had a mean increase of 0.56 ± 0.11 mm (p < 0.001) after 30 minutes, 0.47 ± 0.12 mm (p = 0.001) after 60 minutes, and 0.26 ± 0.09 mm (p = 0.028) after 120 minutes when compared with baseline. CONCLUSION: Brimonidine 0.2% and phenylephrine 0.12% have no effect on eyelid aperture, but naphazoline 0.05% eyedrops could be useful for temporary relief of upper eyelid ptosis in selected patients.
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Adrenergic alpha-Agonists/administration & dosage , Eyelids/drug effects , Adolescent , Adult , Blepharoptosis/chemically induced , Blepharoptosis/drug therapy , Botulinum Toxins/adverse effects , Brimonidine Tartrate/administration & dosage , Humans , Middle Aged , Naphazoline/administration & dosage , Ophthalmic Solutions , Phenylephrine/administration & dosage , Young AdultABSTRACT
A 68-year-old woman presented with a nodular pretarsal tumor on her right upper eyelid that had slowly grown over 6 months. Excisional biopsy was performed through an eyelid crease approach, and histopathology evidenced the lesion to be steatocystoma simplex. Steatocystoma simplex is an uncommon benign cutaneous lesion thought to be a circumscribed malformation arising from the pilosebaceous duct junction, rarely reported to occur in the periorbital region.
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Epidermal Cyst/pathology , Eyelid Diseases/pathology , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Epidermal Cyst/surgery , Eyelid Diseases/surgery , Female , Follow-Up Studies , HumansABSTRACT
A ictiose lamelar é uma doença caracterizada por hiperceratäo da pele, ectrópio palpebral, conjuntivite e ceratite. Apresentamos um caso de úlcera corneana por exposiçäo, com infecçäo bacteriana e micótica secundária, em um paciente portador desta patologia. Säo descritas alternativas para terapêutica ocular bem como para correçäo do ectrópio
