"Blepharoptosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle.
| Descriptor ID |
D001763
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.338.204
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| Concept/Terms |
Blepharoptosis- Blepharoptosis
- Blepharoptoses
- Ptosis, Eyelid
- Eyelid Ptoses
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Ptoses, Eyelid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blepharoptosis" by people in Profiles.
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Saffari PS, Dallalzadeh LO, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS, Ramesh S, Shinder R, Rootman DB. The Utility of Preoperative Phenylephrine Testing in M?ller Muscle Conjunctival Resection Surgery for Involutional Ptosis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 41(1):90-93.
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Lee AY, Kovacs K, Orlin A, Kiss S, D'Amico DJ, Segal KL, Lelli GJ, Godfrey KJ. Incidence of Blepharoptosis Following Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Sep; 265:236-240.
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Vichitvejpaisal P, Dalvin LA, Lally SE, Shields CL. Delayed implant infection with Cutibacterium acnes (Propionibacterium acnes) 30 years after silicone sheet orbital floor implant. Orbit. 2020 Apr; 39(2):139-142.
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Aktas A, Rojas E, Parikh HA, Pergament K. Myasthenia gravis crisis coinciding with asthma exacerbation in a patient with recent heroin use: three causes of acute hypercarbic respiratory failure. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Oct 07; 2018.
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Nelson LB. Ptosis and Strabismus Surgery Performed Simultaneously. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2017 Sep 01; 54(5):270.
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Ramesh S, Mancini R. Dynamic Analysis of M?ller's Muscle Response to Phenylephrine. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jan-Feb; 32(1):46-8.
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Grace Lee N, Lin LW, Mehta S, Freitag SK. Response to phenylephrine testing in upper eyelids with ptosis. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2015; 21(3):1-12.
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Cordovez JA, Capasso J, Lingao MD, Sadagopan KA, Spaeth GL, Wasserman BN, Levin AV. Ocular manifestations of 22q11.2 microduplication. Ophthalmology. 2014 Jan; 121(1):392-398.
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Murchison AP, Bilyk J. Author reply: To PMID 22986114. Ophthalmology. 2013 Jun; 120(6):e34-5.
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Rahimy E, Law SK. Orbital inflammation after zoledronate infusion: an emerging complication. Can J Ophthalmol. 2013 Feb; 48(1):e11-2.