Abstract
An 8-year-old boy with congenital ptosis of the right upper eyelid due to plexiform neurofibroma was operated on because of a rapidly worsening of his ptosis. Only partial removal of the tumor was possible. A hypermetropic astigmatism of the right eye was caused by the condition of the upper lid, with secondary amblyopia. This finding suggests that in cases of congenital ptosis the presence of a lid tumor must be suspected. Such a tumor causes ptosis and this can lead to refraction error and amblyopia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 62-64 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Metabolic, Pediatric and Systemic Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |