Abstract
Purpose: To assess the association of congenital severe ptosis with facial asymmetry compared with general population with same age group with no lid abnormality. Assessment of all 30 patients with severe unilateral congenitalMethod: ptosis compared with age matched patients attending OPD with no lid abnormality was done. Various parameters were used to measure facial anthropometry. We found signicant asymmetry of upper and lower face index in 4 patients. Upper and lower face index was smaller onResult: ptotic side as compared to the normal side. The observation suggests that severe congenital ptosis could be associated with facialConclusion: asymmetry and a trend towards smaller face on the affected side in a certain number of cases.
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